schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square178linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOuch: The Raspberry Pi 5 just hit an eye-watering $385www.pcworld.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square178linkfedilink
minus-squareheartSagan5@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoManufacturing for AI has increased demand for material and lithography. The price has followed accordingly. And as Sam Altman says, “your RAM is wasted and idle anyways, gotta feed my silicon god” (“you’ll own nothing and be a serf”).
minus-square4grams@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoOh, I know. I’m just flabbergasted that a pi costs nearly $400 bucks. Last one I bought was 29.99 and that felt expensive.
minus-squarealekwithak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoHardware hoarding by corporations who were allowed to accrue so much money they can afford to buy up hardware just to keep it out of the hands of their competitors.
What the fuck.
Manufacturing for AI has increased demand for material and lithography. The price has followed accordingly.
And as Sam Altman says, “your RAM is wasted and idle anyways, gotta feed my silicon god” (“you’ll own nothing and be a serf”).
Oh, I know. I’m just flabbergasted that a pi costs nearly $400 bucks. Last one I bought was 29.99 and that felt expensive.
Hardware hoarding by corporations who were allowed to accrue so much money they can afford to buy up hardware just to keep it out of the hands of their competitors.