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