crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/asciilifeform/2025-11-21#1117232 << I didn't get out and watch it I'm afraid. I really wasn't feeling it at the time. Friend of mine works in one of the glass towers and said during the practice runs it'd rattle the glass going past.
dulapbot: (asciilifeform) 2025-11-21 Vex: http://youtu.be/nU5XSnzryCA growler in the city crtdaydreams
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: Just shy of $200 dollarydoos to even think about getting up in the air as a civ.
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: If you wanna fly on your own it's gonna be 4 weeks + $9k
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: Even then, 20% of airspace is "no fly zone" and that's not even including the cost of your own metal bird
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/pest/2025-12-04#1035816 << Had not even heard of the guy until now. His site is dead with the exception of backups on archive.ph.
dulapbot: Logged on 2025-12-04 15:20:42 asciilifeform: also knows that 'physics not died' in the sharashkas, only in open academia. see old thrd re al schwartz and the fate of his eotvos booby.
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: https://archive.md/RsAMq I believe this is the article you're refering to?
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: http://logs.nosuchlabs.com/log/pest/2025-12-05#1035857 << this guy george hotz 'geohot' has been pushing pretty hard for decentralization of ai compute, see tinybox built for the python tinygrad ml lib
dulapbot: Logged on 2025-12-05 10:50:03 asciilifeform: signpost: the centralized time-sharing arcades won't be missed if/when actually-useful bot becomes runnable on plebe irons
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: he seems to have a lot of skin in the game
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: dunno if he'll be able to compete using oem hardware tho. chicom wizards are apparently hoarding cheaper boards and just soldering on more dram
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform] would still be keen to meet vex afk if he's moored here
crtdaydreams[asciilifeform]: going to sit RMDL and PWCL prac/exam in the new year