Lots of interesting news today

[RatLabGuy]

wait wait no way

‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia exec says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers | Fortune

Big Tech has announced $740 billion in capex this year, but AI has yet to show evidence of widespread increased productivity.

fortune.com

 

[awheelterd]

none of that 'bill' made any sense

unless you suspend all common sense when reading it

Its pretty wild when you read into it. The rep that amended it is a developer from Franklin co. City of Wilson did something similar when they built Buckhorn Reservoir. They were able to eminent domain property in johnston and nash counties. A friend's grandad held out as long as he could. They literally flooded his property and deposited money in his account that he had been refusing.

 

[benXJ]

I can't WAIT for the water to run out and the masses leave the area.
it will be glorious to have our nature back

 

[jeepinmatt]

wait wait no way

‘The cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees’: Nvidia exec says right now AI is more expensive than paying human workers | Fortune

Big Tech has announced $740 billion in capex this year, but AI has yet to show evidence of widespread increased productivity.

fortune.com

I've seen the Hunger Games. This guy is a villain.

 

[benXJ]

well yea, 'right now'
as with anything tech, the price for implementation will fall off a cliff once its mature
and I can't read the entire article, as that has to be the worst website ever

 

[awheelterd]

Whoa!

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/iredell-county/mooresville/investigators-allege-widespread-fraud-scheme-tied-to-greg-biffle-family-after-deadly-plane-crash/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRgmXxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5wCdsEX6H2nT1Gx1D3q3MNQhE3zpYdIxbgwkJ1ywhkvEK8Dd2kdb2x6dHHnw_aem_o7_LR6HBtkiUZ7QDhMLcrQ

 

[justjeepin86]

Whoa!

https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/north-carolina/iredell-county/mooresville/investigators-allege-widespread-fraud-scheme-tied-to-greg-biffle-family-after-deadly-plane-crash/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRgmXxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5wCdsEX6H2nT1Gx1D3q3MNQhE3zpYdIxbgwkJ1ywhkvEK8Dd2kdb2x6dHHnw_aem_o7_LR6HBtkiUZ7QDhMLcrQ

No doubt! I read about that earlier. Wth

 

[RatLabGuy]

Rare breath of fresh air

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/30/congress/new-ban-on-prediction-market-trading-00901232

 

[awheelterd]

Rare breath of fresh air

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/30/congress/new-ban-on-prediction-market-trading-00901232

Now let's do stocks

 

[benXJ]

and remove lobbying dollars and lobbyists out of DC and all state capitals
i mean, if anyone really wants to do anything
all the rest is performative pandering

 

[RatLabGuy]

Didn't see this pop up here

Goldsboro school bus crash sends 6 students to hospital; driver airlifted

Officials said nine children and two adults were on board the bus, including the driver and a bus monitor.

abc11.com

Not sure how this happens. Thats a very well known low bridge. And another article said the estimated the bus must have been going waaay over the speed limit for that kind of damage

 

[jeepinmatt]

Didn't see this pop up here

Goldsboro school bus crash sends 6 students to hospital; driver airlifted

Officials said nine children and two adults were on board the bus, including the driver and a bus monitor.

abc11.com

Not sure how this happens. Thats a very well known low bridge. And another article said the estimated the bus must have been going waaay over the speed limit for that kind of damage

 

[mommucked]

Overturned septic truck closes I-40 entrance ramp from I-540

A septic truck overturned on an entrance ramp on Friday afternoon, impacting drivers on Interstate 40 and I-540.

www.wral.com

 

[RatLabGuy]

Overturned septic truck closes I-40 entrance ramp from I-540

A septic truck overturned on an entrance ramp on Friday afternoon, impacting drivers on Interstate 40 and I-540.

www.wral.com

ok I'll say the obvious

what a shitty situation

 

[RatLabGuy]

TIL Ask Jeeves still alive until yesterday

Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves

After nearly 30 years, Ask.com has officially closed on May 1, 2026. It was the pioneer of question-answering search engines.

piunikaweb.com

 

[Southern_Transplant]

TIL Ask Jeeves still alive until yesterday

Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves

After nearly 30 years, Ask.com has officially closed on May 1, 2026. It was the pioneer of question-answering search engines.

piunikaweb.com

I had to Google what this was. I remember Lycos and Yahoo...

 

[RatLabGuy]

I had to Google what this was. I remember Lycos and Yahoo...

I used to use it. There was a time when it was the superior engine, in part bc they scraped other engines but also they were the first to start tailoring result based on user info.
But it wasn't widely advertised like the others

 

[Loganwayne]

TIL Ask Jeeves still alive until yesterday

Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves

After nearly 30 years, Ask.com has officially closed on May 1, 2026. It was the pioneer of question-answering search engines.

piunikaweb.com

surprised people aren't blaming trump for this as well.

 

[Southern_Transplant]

surprised people aren't blaming trump for this as well.

Nope, this is all Elon's fault.

 

[VortecJeep]

I never used Jeeves but always liked this parody:

 

[jeepinmatt]

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2026/05/04/mom-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-after-sons-fatal-crash/89935371007/

 

[justjeepin86]

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2026/05/04/mom-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-after-sons-fatal-crash/89935371007/

wow, that's an interesting scenario.

 

[jeepinmatt]

Good to see a positive news story about a black guy with a gun:

VIDEO: Texas father shoots carjacker attempting to steal vehicle with family inside

A father in Garland shot and killed a carjacker who attempted to steal a vehicle while his family of eight was still inside.

www.fox4news.com

 

[mommucked]

Warrants: Morrisville shooting suspect used racial slurs, was a regular Ruckus customer

Search warrants describe the moments that led up to a Morrisville shooting near Ruckus Pizza and Crumbl in Park West Village.

www.wral.com

 

[jeepinmatt]

Warrants: Morrisville shooting suspect used racial slurs, was a regular Ruckus customer

Search warrants describe the moments that led up to a Morrisville shooting near Ruckus Pizza and Crumbl in Park West Village.

www.wral.com

5 shots on target is impressive. Would love to know more about what happened though, as I'm not sure if he was an actual agressor, or just painted as such "because racism".