VissDec 3

yeesh. im glad i bought my new house server when i did.
crucial is going away so its parent company can fellate ai datacenters?

reality is turning into a looter shooter

Show threadViss

i bought this one stick of ram for 286 less than a month ago.

its FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS NOW.

prepare for the same scalping bullshit fuckery we saw with gpus a couple years ago

Dec 3 at 7:36pmTusky
Show threadVissDec 3
fuck me.
1300 for 64 gig of ram?
Show threadVissJan 7
1400 bux for 64 gigs of ram
Show threadhrbrmstr 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦Jan 7
@Viss wow
Show threadkajer :notverified:Jan 7

@Viss

so dumb

Show threadkajer :notverified:Jan 7

@Viss

A story in two pics...

Show threadVissJan 7
@kajer
Show threadMiraJan 8
@kajer @Viss Insane, the markup. If AI kills us, it will be by making power, water, and computer equipment so expensive that no one will be able to afford them
Show threadkajer :notverified:Jan 8

@mira @Viss

Welp: computers are over for a while....

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/01/07/2250243/ai-chip-frenzy-to-wallop-dram-prices-with-70-hike

AI Chip Frenzy To Wallop DRAM Prices With 70% Hike - Slashdot

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are projected to raise server memory prices by up to 70% in early 2026, according to Korea Economic Daily. "Combined with 50 percent increases in 2025, this could nearly double prices by mid-2026," reports the Register. From the report: The two Korean giants, alongs...

Show threadVissJan 8
@kajer @mira i kinda feel like i did the letterkenny leave by snatching a new laptop and a new home server (the nub) last year now
Show threadPhillip Jan 8

@Viss @kajer @mira I upgraded my server to 96gb of ram a few months before this craziness started. So glad I did.

We buy and deploy machines on-site for clients at work all the time. I’m nervous for computer companies cheaping out on SSDs to save costs/because it’s all they can get. We already had issues with dying drives in the field, but I think those problems are about to get a whole lot worst.

Show threadVissJan 8

@phillip @kajer @mira for years now i have been saying there was this big reckoning coming, with people who 'knew shit and did shit right' having survived 'the churn' (the expanse variant), but it never quite materialized

though now with the whole 'ai is gonna take everyones job' and 'we cant computer anymore because we cant buy ram' oort cloud of issues swirling around, it may be starting

Show threadStaticRocketJan 8
@Viss @phillip @kajer @mira I've got to wonder if 3D XPoint will make a comeback as a result
Show threadPhillip Jan 8
@Viss @kajer @mira I always feel like my tinfoil hat starts showing when I tell my non-security friends about things like this, but the things keep happening. GPUs were just the start, and with game streaming and other cloud compute gaining steam, people will see less and less reason to look into alternatives. Especially with hardware prices going the way they are, we’re at least seeing a downturn, if not the end, of affordable, powerful home computing.
Show threadVissJan 8
@phillip @kajer @mira it took several years for all my soccermom flavored friends to groan at me and tell me to shut up when i told them alexa/siri/googlehome was recording everything it could hear before i just quit trying
Show threadPhillip Jan 8

@Viss @kajer @mira Fucking Alex, dude. What an asshole /s

I was just telling my coworker how I get a little uneasy every time I walk by a house with Ring cameras. We used to use SimpliSafe cameras at work, but I moved us to a local NVR when we moved to a new office building. Cheaper and safer

I have a 16-person RCS group chat with my friends that keeps breaking and falling back to SMS. No one is interested in trying Signal though because “it’s just one more app to check”. On some level, I get it. But come the on. They all know I do this shit for a living. I would hope that my advice would mean at least a bit more to them. Oh well 🤷

Show threadVissJan 8
@phillip @kajer @mira its too bad i dont have ss7 hax in reach, otherwise it would be pretty fun to show them pastes of their texts to other people and say "plaintext is fucking plaintext, assholes. that means everyone between you and whoever youre sending shit to can see it"
Show threadPhillip Jan 8

@Viss @kajer @mira Exactly. Everything telco is one of, if not the worst thing to communicate with from a security standpoint. Although the group chat did move to RCS from Snapchat after Apple added support, so it was at least a UX improvement.

Luckily, my and my girlfriend's immediate family are on Signal, so that helps a lot.

Show threadZOPJan 8
@phillip @Viss @kajer @mira Went from 256GB to 512GB in the big SPOF monster of a home VM server just before the shit hit the fan with DRAM prices myself.
Show threadZOPJan 8
@phillip @Viss @kajer @mira Just checked. Price at time was $102 each for 8 sticks of DDR4-2666 32GB Hynix Registered ECC. Today, $243. Same seller via Newegg.
Show threadZOPJan 8
@phillip @Viss @kajer @mira That was October 19th delivery. So just 2-3 mos.
Show threadocdtrekkieDec 3
@Viss Do you really need a computer at that point?
Show threadMichael GaleDec 3
@Viss not even ECC
Show threadDeeAnn LittleDec 3
@Viss we will build our own rag tag fleet with parts we saved from the scrap heap and put a Linux on it and teach people how to use it.
Show threadDeeAnn LittleDec 3
@Viss (we have been doing this for years anyway, at least in my area, but now more of it)
Show threadVissDec 3
@chillicampari hell yes
Show threadschrotthaufenDec 3
@chillicampari @Viss Strong “My blog runs on a single-use vape someone threw in the trash” vibes 👍
Show threadDeeAnn LittleDec 3
@schrotthaufen if it works it works :D @Viss
Show threadVissDec 3
@chillicampari @schrotthaufen i saw a post yesterday of a dude who got doom to run on a blood oxygen meter :D
Show threadschrotthaufenDec 3
@Viss @chillicampari This is the way
Show threadDclawDec 3
@Viss Super glad I maxed out my desktop to 128GB last year. This is insane.
Show threadVissDec 3
@mgd81 its FUCKING insane.
Show threadHal PomeranzDec 3
@Viss I’ve got a ton of old DDR-4 RAM lying around. Maybe there’s a market window for resale.
Show threadVissDec 3
@hal_pomeranz oh i bet ebay and vinted are gonna print money with the fees they charge for listings. I have a few laptops I'd be happy to part with, and a bunch of networking gear. i need to get off my ass and make that garage sale website
Show threadChris HayesDec 3

@Viss you're buying RAM, IN THIS ECONOMY?

Yeah, prices are insane right now. Can probably save a lot if you can wait a month.

Show threadMoritz DietzDec 3
@Viss You know what this means? It means that Apple's RAM is cheaper right now when you buy it on their website :D
Show threadVissDec 3
@moritzdietz apple sells ram?
Show threadMoritz DietzDec 3
@Viss well for their Mac's I mean. We all make fun for apples RAM prices, but compared to the new reality they are cheaper in some cases
Show threadq3k Dec 3
@Viss thank mr. scam altman, very nice
Show threadYoh DeadfallDec 3
@Viss, I'm not sure anymore what should I do with my old workstation now. On one hand it's an electricity consuming monster, but on the other hand even building a less powerful thing is fuck as expensive.
Show threadPeritia SystemDec 4
@Viss welcome to the height of AI Bubble
Dont worry it will probably pop soon
Show threadVissDec 4
@peritia yep, better get my jabs in before it all catches fire
Show threadrhempelDec 3

@Viss I upgraded my PC in 2023 with a couple of 16 GB sticks. I even picked up a little Thinkcenter M910 with 32 GB RAM for about 120 bucks.

I'm good now, let's ride this out and I'm guessing Micron will come to regret turning their back on the consumer market.

Show threadVissDec 3
@rhempel im sure they will
Show threadJernej Simončič �Dec 3
@Viss 32 GB DDR5 5600 in May: 85€. Same stick today: 305€