My electric rate got hiked again.
I'm already planning a ~7 KW solar setup in the spring but I may see if I can go bigger and sooner.
this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2026
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The models themselves don't take that much to run. Maybe 10wh per picture generated strictly not including all the other infrastructure. Training takes a fuck long amount of Matrix stuff.
it's not just the models, it's the output.
What
THE CHILD PORN YOU DENSE TWAT
fuck do you need it spelled out in crayons?
We are talking about the power usage, not thr data that is coming out of it.
why ignore either issue?
the power issue is a real fucking issue, stop acting like it's not.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/america-s-biggest-power-grid-operator-has-an-ai-problem-too-many-data-centers/ar-AA1U5ux8
Yea dude we get it but the post is about the power usage and bills passed onto consumers
And fuck me, if some CP enjoyer is kept away from real children, in his basement, because he can just look at CP slop, I'm all for it. Unethical but at least they're away from our kids.... For a while at least until they stop liking the slop... Okay that may be more enabling than preventative... Idk
both are issues, why ignore either?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/america-s-biggest-power-grid-operator-has-an-ai-problem-too-many-data-centers/ar-AA1U5ux8