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Big AI has PC users furious. Nvidia and Micron's weird emotional appeals make it worse (www.pcworld.com)
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  • Nvidia and Micron are making emotional appeals to consumers while PC users express frustration with big AI companies’ practices and self-serving motives.
  • Memory vendors predict DRAM and SSD shortages lasting until mid-2027, while new tariffs on advanced computing chips and potential Steam Machine pricing over $1,000 add to consumer concerns.
  • The article highlights how corporations use emotional messaging to mask financial interests, advising consumers to remain skeptical of such appeals.
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[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Combined over 20% last November, great times!!

Combined means we have:

first 1k kwh rate Above 1k kwh rate

And the above 1k kwh changes seasonally.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 72 points 2 days ago (3 children)

they send us these cute charts and stuff about our usage

they show you a "you are using xyz% more then previous year" type stuff

but my wife keeps it and their little bullshit is because they keep changing the rate and then using the new rate against your old usage as comparison. Looks like OMG we used a lot more power then last year! We should consider cutting something out.

But the actual meter reading numbers are almost always the same year after year

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 days ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

I like the suggestions to save money and lower usage.

"Have you tried living in complete darkness this month? You could save $2 off your bill!"

"Perhaps try not using electricity this month. Or, consider getting a second source of income to turn on your fridge for a few hours a day!"

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

"try building your own dam, or wind farm, or having solar panels, why not have a nuclear reactor in your basement to powe houser house.

[–] willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's winter here, and I wear two or three layers with a sweater on top, because I am saving electricity.

We'll have ourselves our first trillionaire, and silly me hates all the people with 500mil+ net worth, and their bootlickers.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 19 points 2 days ago

Inb4 we get astroturfed "Luddites" telling us to just abandon electricity and live like the Amish.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Mine does that too, and there’s $300 in fees that don’t relate to the actual power used. Using no utilities, I’d still have to pay that much.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Wenatchee?