Martin VogelJun 3

„Huch, das kostet Geld?“

https://www.drwindows.de/news/github-copilot-neue-token-basierte-abrechnung-wird-zum-kostengrab

#tanstaafl

GitHub Copilot: Neue Token-basierte Abrechnung wird zum Kostengrab

Am vergangenen Montag hat GitHub die Abrechnung für den KI-Assistenten GitHub Copilot final auf die neue Token-basierte Methodik umgestellt. Glaubt man einem aktuellen Bericht bei Günter Born, wird diese für betroffenen Entwickler nun zur dramatischen Konstenfalle, die auch ganze Teams in den Unternehmen abschneiden und so in den Abgrund ziehen kann. Wie lange die Token […]

Dr. Windows
Hacker NewsMar 7

Tanstaafl – Pay-to-inbox email on Bitcoin Lightning

https://tanstaafl.email

#HackerNews #Tanstaafl #PayToInbox #Bitcoin #Lightning #Email #Crypto

TANSTAAFL Mail — No Free Lunch

Email where senders pay satoshis for your attention. Spam dies when it costs money.

AnthonyMar 1
LLM proponents have forgotten their intellectual roots in TANSTAAFL.

#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #TANSTAAFL #NoFreeLunch
Taran RampersadFeb 23

There's a great post on #LinkedIn verification and #privacy concerns circulating on Mastodon. Real concerns (article is linked in (haha!) in what I wrote).

I chose to look at it through the cumulative AI lens as well.

#TANSTAAFL

https://knowprose.com/2026/02/the-infrastructure-cost-of-being-verified/

䷰ Xīn Jīn Mèng 新金梦Dec 14, 2025
"They're giving away free copies of the Turner Diaries! That means they're not making any money so it's okay to sign up for it!" Remember that when it's 'free', who the product is. They'll find a way to monetize. #TANSTAAFL
AllpointsOct 17, 2025

I love where I live but I miss dark skies.

#TANSTAAFL

Show threadBrownian_motionJun 28, 2025
@ascentale @bikenite A trunk bag and a couple of inexpensive tail lights come to mind immediately. Proving again, “There ain’t no such thing as a free (or cheap) lunch”. #bikenite #tanstaafl
tomwsmfApr 13, 2025

Using what you have before consuming what you do not. In this case water for growing plants. A fascinating look not only at how but why and what it impacts.

@tinker #gardening #wateruse #tanstaafl #suburbanbiology

https://youtu.be/ZGsuOyzyYcI?feature=shared

Water your yard FOR FREE !!!

YouTube
Paul HouleFeb 26, 2025

😰 Popular Linux orgs Freedesktop and Alpine Linux are scrambling for new web hosting

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/popular-linux-orgs-freedesktop-and-alpine-linux-are-scrambling-for-new-web-hosting/

#linux #trouble #web #business #tanstaafl

Popular Linux orgs Freedesktop and Alpine Linux are scrambling for new web hosting

Donor’s shift away from bare-metal servers leaves groups looking for new homes.

Ars Technica
Simon LucyJan 13, 2025

The UK Govt has become infected with FOMO in relation to LLM and what it considers AI.

I doubt any budget work has been done on the energy cost for AI first.

Given the failures of politicians to understand the downside of throwing technology against the wall compared to the feel good of doing the throwing, I wouldn't trust any of them to understand an implementation plan.

This isn't helped by technologists also not appreciating the same issues.

#LLM #AI #UKPolitics #Government #tanstaafl