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The futile future of the gigawatt datacenter — by Nicholas Weaver (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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The edge is where it’s at

Interview with Nick about the post:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rLzNxRjEQ&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251107-nicholas-weaver-the-futile-future-of-the-gigawatt-datacenter - podcast

time: 26 min 53 sec

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[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 7 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Like how this is an explainer for laymen but still just casually drops an 'on the edge' reference. The meaning of which might not be clear to laymen (the context explains it however, so it isn't bad, just talking about how much jargon we all use).

[–] jonhendry@iosdev.space 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@Soyweiser

I hate "the edge". Such a vague expression.

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 2 weeks ago

Think that is in part intentional so people don't start squabbling over what does and doesn't count as 'the edge' in edge cases, as it also quite depends on the setup of the organization/people you are talking about. But yeah it is badly defined, which is also why I noticed it.

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