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RAM Altman: Linux Script Emails Sam Altman Daily How Much Unused RAM in Your PC

What HN thinks

A thread that started on DRAM allocation and ended with a fax-based defence against Skynet.

Altman was just talking economics
Some argue his 'global allocation' remark is technically true, especially for pooled ML inference, and the outrage is overblown.
Self-serving rent-seeking argument
Others see it as a cloud seller telling people not to own hardware, from someone blamed for the RAM price spike via huge supply deals.
Ownership beats centralized efficiency
Several insist individual agency and control matter more than utilization stats, and worry consumers are being pushed toward thin clients.

Consensus: No consensus on Altman, though most accept pooled hardware is more efficient in narrow terms while disputing whether that justifies the conclusion. Many also noted the post is a dupe and the site's anti-adblock modal is annoying.

Recommended in the comments

uBlock Origin (tool): Suggested, especially on Firefox, to get past the site's Ad Shield anti-adblock modal.
NoScript (tool): Recommended alongside uBlock Origin to kill the obfuscated ad script.
uMatrix (tool): Blocking JS from the ad script's domain sidesteps the modal.

Summarised by Claude from the comment thread 4 days ago.

Points: 191
Comments: 109
Best rank: #2
Posted: 2026-11-08 by randycupertino
Category: Open source

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