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Obligatory damn clankers.

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[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 hours ago

Its actually even worse, the not yet manufactured ram wasn't actually purchased yet but reserved because the AI companies have non binding agreements that say they will purchase ram at a future date. Furthermore it will go in infrastructure that can only exist because big tech promises in non binding agreements to invest in AI. In order to meet the energy and manufacturing needs to build new datacenters they're making contracts and hiring construction companies who will probably never get paid.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

When the house of cards crumbles, we might be in for a treat, as there will be a big RAM surplus.

Haha jk there will be the Next Big Thing then to screw us over.

[-] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 4 points 3 hours ago

Stop using AI to generate trash if this upsets you.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 70 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Also, we call first dibs on all your water. Then we’re gonna dump our waste in whatever is left of it.

[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 48 points 7 hours ago

The absolute irony that I’m pretty certain this image was generated by AI. 🙄

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Any particular reason you feel that way? I'm not seeing any telltale signs that most AI generated photos have. Not saying you're wrong, just wondering what you're seeing that I don't.

[-] otacon239@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

The most obvious one to me is the missing notch in the RAM slot. And this is more vague, but AI struggles with complex perspective in images like this and the whole proportions are just a bit ‘wavy’? ‘Wonky’? Not sure what it is, but things just don’t quite line up sharply like they do on a real motherboard.

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I missed the notch. Good point. I did go back and looked closer after my post and the weird hard cutoff on the focus on the heatsink is giving weird vibes too. If it were just focus I'd expect a smoother transition. I can't fully discount that the lack of pixels is to blame, but the notch definitely is missing. As someone else pointed out, the ram position is odd too in relation to the mobo.

Thinking about it, the power connector is in a weird spot too. Never seen one in that orientation. Usually it's vertical towards the edge of the board.

I definitely spent more time looking for malformed shapes and details then I did component position. But at the same time, I think of that stock photo of a lady pretending to solder, but she's holding the iron by the hot part. It would be weird to not use a real mobo for a stock photo though.

[-] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

Not the same person, but look at the CPU cooler placement..

On real motherboards the CPU is right next to the RAM. At least I don't know any exception to the rule.

[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Good eyes. From experience I think if they were oriented the other way it would be more accurate. Never had a mobo where they are parallel to the PCIe slots.

[-] spitfire@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

Or taken from stock photos. These don’t make any sense pretty often either

[-] Osan@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

I believe stock images are an easy way to build a portfolio for photographers and artists while maybe making a few dollars so they're meant to look "aesthetic" with lowest effort possible.

[-] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 14 points 5 hours ago

Definitely is.

Memory latches look immovable
That memory stick has two solid conductors / “pins”. The notch is huge, but missing from the slot.
Left side of ATX 24-Pin is garbled. There appears to be a second connector with more than 8 Pins, but not quite 24.
Memory slots are always right next to the CPU socket. In this image, it’s offset.
Right hand appears to be pinching against a second memory module.
Right pinkie is doing something real weird

[-] U7826391786239@piefed.zip 24 points 7 hours ago

the ram slot lock tabs aren't even open

[-] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 47 points 7 hours ago

That's on par with regular stock photography.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 49 points 6 hours ago

[-] Entertainmeonly 22 points 6 hours ago

What's that smell? Are you cooking chicken?

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

The initial smell is more like burning hair.

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago

Depends on the temperature setting

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 hours ago

Smells like bacon when you rest your arm on a hot weld.

But yeah soldering burns usually smell like hair, though I’ve never burned myself for very long that way.

[-] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 4 points 6 hours ago

I hate installing CPU.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 hours ago

Hm I've had motherboards that only tab open from one side, but I haven't seen memory slots positioned so far away from the CPU socket. Maybe on a server board.

[-] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Yea, that mobo arrangement is the biggest red flag. That is a ridiculous layout I've never seen even on server mobos, and the details just get worse.

[-] SCmSTR 1 points 4 hours ago

It's like dick wagging in all of our faces.

[-] hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 hours ago

their pinkies look weird. same w/ capacitors

[-] Pyotr@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago

Left side of the 24 pin power connector. Definitely AI, which is ironic.

[-] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago

The PCIe slots, too

[-] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 27 points 7 hours ago

But line go up.

[-] blicky_blank@lemmy.today 3 points 4 hours ago

Well that's how the economy works, stupid!

[-] fierysparrow89@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

Seems an accurate summary to me

[-] StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago

Plus the actual collaborated price inflation by the DRAM cartel coming back

[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago

I'll game on a pi before I pay for slop.

[-] PixelatedSaturn@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

That's old.

And it's not like all our "normal" economy isn't similar.

[-] LostWanderer@fedia.io 3 points 6 hours ago

Damn Clankers, they are fucking up the market in a huge way...With their stupid, nonsense money making scheme that will fail!

[-] raman_klogius@ani.social 1 points 5 hours ago

We need computing hardware added into the Onion Futures Act

[-] Harvey656@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

I read this in a super fast voice

[-] CyberSeeker@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago

I mean. That is literally how credit works.

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