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Holy crap what a stat
'Between 2001 and 2014, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost the US an estimated $1.5 trillion to $1.7 trillion in direct spending. Global AI spending, according to Gartner, is forecast to reach nearly $1.5 trillion this year, putting today's AI boom in the same cash-burning league as two major wars.'
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/24/ai_spending_cooling_off/
The latest part of my history of home computing is now available. This one looks at the rise of Commodore and Jack Tramiel.
He was a complex man. A brutal manager, but a holocaust survivor who was determined to build a better future. Computers for the "masses not the classes".
Unpicking his story has meant navigating a lot of established truths and myths.
His fear that the US was complacent about thinking fascism could rise there, hits hard now #history #technology https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-first-king-of-home-computing
I remember seeing a similar routine at the last Summer Olympics
Lue ja opi. Pisti miettimään. #politiikka #totalitarismi #fasismi #historia