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ricciardoon Market selloff, rising rates test AI data centre deal boom

Does it really matter to the big players? Aren’t they betting on AI providing super intelligence and therefore providing larger returns than the rates at which they can borrow?

Similar stuff happened with the unsustainable computer-leasing mania of the late 1960s. The president had to get involved so that they would stop borrowing more and more cash. I don’t think they really can stop borrowing if other competitors keep throwing cash on the AI build out. No one wants to be left behind and therefore will continue borrowing - even with the rising rates.

It’s a tough situation for the FED to maneuver.

ricciardoon CO2 Battery

What are the drawbacks of this battery compared to a Lithium-Ion battery? I would assume practicality (sizing, installation, etc...) but I would be interested to hear others thoughts on this. This site does a great job marketing the battery but not defining the drawbacks, hence why I am asking.

ricciardoon Diet, not lack of exercise, drives obesity, a new study finds

That is a pretty interesting observation. I always thought it was solely on the amount of calories consumed vs burned. For example, you burn ~2500 through just living, if you eat a pizza that contains 3000 calories, no matter the time at which you eat it, will you not still gain fat?

ricciardoon Ropey – A UTF8 text rope for manipulating and editing large texts. in Rust

Think about the implications of the language though. When something is written in rust, management of memory is safer, multi threaded applications are safer, etc... (due to the nature of the language). If something is written in C++, the developer might be more inclined to review the code and tests to ensure proper handling of memory as well as determining if (when there is) non-deterministic behavior is safe. Hence, when highlighting something is written in Rust, it might not be just for the buzzword but also for something like developer confidence.

ricciardoon 1 in 5 online job postings are either fake or never filled, study finds

Seriously contemplating if it is even worth applying in this type of job market. Being young, would it not be more beneficial to just contribute to Open Source projects in which my actual passion for the field comes from and additionally find outside work to just get by? I guess it all comes down to an individual's ambitions and goals in life, but seeing some of my colleagues and friends do nothing but apply to jobs for a straight year seems extremely unfulfilling (mind you this is a perspective of a new-grad in CS).