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Piteas de Adunte @piteas.bsky.social · 1h

ESTE CUERPO NO ES EL MIO

Un presidente del gobierno y un buen chico que no quiere ser policía intercambian cuerpos accidentalmente al pedirle un deseo a un paracaidista fugaz.

Tendrán que aprender a vivir uno la vida del otro y trabajar en equipo para ganar las próximas elecciones.

C-3PeOr @c3peor.bsky.social · 2h

El perro policía: I have no idea what I'm doing 💭

El Perro Sanxe: Ojalá yo fuese tú y tú fueses yo aunque solo fuese por unas horas, amigo 💭

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Juanjo @jjsaenzde.bsky.social · 4h

Por si te ayuda, llevo 12 años con Pepephone y estoy contento ☺️

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Matthew Terrill @matthewterrill.bsky.social · 20h

I was already a hard AI-skeptic but this cements my long suspicion that there is no feasible path to anything close to return on invested capital for these data centers. Tech would need 15 to 25 times current AI revenues within the next 2-3 years just to break even. Not financially viable.

"I clearly hit a nerve in the industry, when judging by the number of individuals who reached out to chat," he wrote in an followup blog post. "In total, l've spoken with over two-dozen rather senior people in the datacenter universe, and there was an interesting and overriding theme to our conversations: no one understands how the financial math is supposed to work. They are as baffled as I am, and they do this for a living."
Kupperman's original skepticism was built on a guess that the components in an average Al data center would take ten years to depreciate, requiring costly replacements. That was bad enough: "I don't see how there can ever be any return on investment given the current math," he wrote at the time.
But ten years, he now understands, is way too generous.
" had previously assumed a 10-year depreciation curve, which I now recognize as quite unrealistic based upon the speed with which Al datacenter technology is advancing," Kupperman wrote. "Based on my conversations over the past month, the physical data centers last for three to ten years, at most."
In his previous analysis, Kupperman assumed it would take the tech industry $160 billion of revenue to break even on data center spending in 2025 alone. And that's assuming an incredibly generous 25 percent gross margin - not to mention the fact that the industry's actual Al revenue is closer to $20 billion annually, as the investment manager noted in his previous blog.

"In reality, the industry probably needs a revenue range that is closer to the $320 billion to $480 billion range, just to break even on the capex to be spent this year," Kupperman posited in his updated essay. "No wonder my new contacts in the industry shoulder a heavy burden - heavier than I could ever imagine. They know the truth."
Kupperman called that gulf between tech industry spending and actual revenue in 2025 "astonishing."
However, it doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. For example, how does it all shake out when we account for 2026, when hundreds of new data centers are expected to pop up?
"Adding the two years together, and using the math from my prior post, you'd need approximately $1 trillion in revenue to hit break even, and many trillions more to earn an acceptable return on this spend," he writes.
"If the economics don't work, doing it at massive scale doesn't make the economics work any better
- it just takes an industry crisis and makes it into a national economic crisis," he concludes.
Overall, the pessimists broadly agree: it's no longer a matter of if Al is massively overhyped, but when the whole thing comes crashing down.
More on Al hype: Data Shows That Al Use Is Now Declining at Large Companies

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Johana Bhuiyan @jmbooyah.bsky.social · 1d

We got leaked audio from Peter Thiel’s off the record antichrist lectures: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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ClapForMarta 💭 @clapformarta.bsky.social · 2d

Te quiero mucho, Mary Brunkow.

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Amelia Cervera 🍉 @ameliacervera.bsky.social · 2d

N. K. Jemisin (@nkjemisin.bsky.social) también propuso una solución al dilema de Omelas hace unos años.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

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Ernesto Filardi 🍉 @hachefilardi.bsky.social · 2d

Atención, fans del cuento de Omelas de Ursula K. LeGuin: este relato del año pasado que ha ganado tropecientos premios es una alternativa más a qué hacer con/en Omelas. No intenta ser poético y va a machete con su mala leche y su ironía, y es BRILLANTE. clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/

Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Darío Gael 🇵🇸 @senorcito.bsky.social · 2d

Bueno, pues al fin puedo compartir con vosotres esto. He preguntado sobre el Nobel de Literatura 2025 a la persona de habla hispana que más sabe sobre él: su traductor, Adan Kovacsics. www.revistavanityfair.es/articulos/ad...

Adan Kovaksics, el hombre que hace posible que leamos a László Krasznahorkai, Nobel de Literatura 2025: “Él dice que en realidad el que escribió su obra en castellano soy yo”

El ganador del Nobel de Literatura 2025 lleva décadas siendo traducido a nuestra lengua por la misma persona. Hablamos con él para que nos introduzca en la obra del autor y nos cuente cómo ha recibido...

www.revistavanityfair.es

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Pampa García Molina @pampa.bsky.social · 2d

Correlacionar datos no basta para ampliar el conocimiento y en las redacciones de ciencia estamos hasta el moño de ver papers que son malabares con bases de datos públicas de salud, hechos o no con IA www.science.org/content/arti...

Journals and publishers crack down on research from open health data sets

PLOS, Frontiers, and others announce policies trying to stem the tide of suspect research

www.science.org

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Pedro Fresco @pedrofresco.bsky.social · 2d

Fijáos si es falso, que estos eventos se han producido con 6 nucleares a máxima potencia (de las 7, una está en recarga) y una veintena de centrales de gas en restricciones técnicas cobrando millones de euros.
Pero los bulos nucleares no conocen límites.

{^FilezBoy^} Imbentos eléctricos S.L 🇵🇸 @filezboy.bsky.social · 3d

#Energía Esto es falso, falso. No necesitamos más "potencia firme" ni más nucleares, ni más gas, ni más inercia. Necesitamos que se apruebe marco técnico para permitir a las renovables hacer (control de tensión) lo que ya hacen desde hace años en otros países. No tenemos que inventar nada.

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Fermín Grodira @grodira.bsky.social · 2d

Me chiva @sergioefe.bsky.social el caso de Jason Stanley, profesor de Yale que estudia el fascismo que se fue a Canadá este marzo porque Estados Unidos podría convertirse en una "dictadura fascista"

Su abuela dejó Alemania junto con su padre en 1939 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Yale professor who studies fascism fleeing US to work in Canada

Jason Stanley, who says grandmother fled Berlin with his father in 1939, says US may become ‘fascist dictatorship’

www.theguardian.com

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Fermín Grodira @grodira.bsky.social · 2d

Le han abierto un crowfunding a un investigador del fascismo de Estados Unidos para que pueda salir del país con su familia después de recibir amenazas de muerte y que le cancelaran su reserva de un vuelo a España tras haber facturado su equipaje. Los Estados Unidos de 2025

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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DarkSapiens @darksapiens.bsky.social · 2d

La radio pública nacional estadounidense hablando sobre la desinformación que esparció gente como @operadornuclear.com y por ende @pcoffeebreak.bsky.social sobre las causas del apagón de abril.

NPR @npr.org · 2d

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

n.pr

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Bonorcafante @bonorcafante.bsky.social · 2d

Me desespera que solo se consideren el trabajo o los hijos (o como mínimo la pareja) "objetivos" vitales dignos.
Colega, yo no tengo objetivos, me soltaron aquí sin preguntarme y solo intento pasar el mejor rato posible sin joder a los demás.

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Noemí López Trujillo @nlopeztrujillo.bsky.social · 3d

Chicas, por si no lo he dicho lo suficiente hoy presento el libro con Alana y me encantaría sentirme arropada, la verdad, que estoy muy nerviosa

A las 19h en la librería Alberti

Noemí López Trujillo @nlopeztrujillo.bsky.social · 4d

Mañana jueves 9 de octubre tengo la suerte de presentarlo en Madrid con mi amiga Alana S. Portero, que no solo ha hecho un prólogo hermoso, sino que me lleva al altar de la mano. Será en la librería Alberti a las 19h

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 3d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Pollo Vigorexico @piolin.bsky.social · 3d

Te pueden cerrar una web porque un señor de Soria ve por streaming el fútbol pirata.
Te cancelan cuentas por subir goles, o por usar canciones de fondo en un vídeo, pero Altman se puede follar esas mismas leyes porque patatas.

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shelby wilson @shheeelllbby.bsky.social · 3d

we want to publish your poetry, fiction, non-fiction, essays, graphic storytelling, and experiments that utilize the web as a medium! send your pitch to [email protected] for the next issue of the html review

thehtml.review/about

the html review — about

the html review is an annual journal of literature made to exist on the web

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 4d

A bunch of these circular AI deals are treating GPUs like they're real estate or Treasury bonds or something, rather than rapidly depreciating equipment with a high risk of obsolescence well within 5 years due to energy inefficiency and rising electricity costs.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

XAI’s financing would be split between about $7.5 billion of equity and as much as $12.5 billion of debt in the SPV, the people said. The vehicle will be used to buy Nvidia processors, and Musk’s artificial intelligence startup would then rent the chips out for five years, allowing Wall Street financiers to recoup their investment. The unique deal structure, backed by the GPUs as opposed to the company, could provide a playbook for tech firms looking to decrease debt exposure.

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SergioEfe @sergioefe.bsky.social · 3d

La economía de EEUU depende ahora mismo de esto. No sé si la gente es consciente de la hostia que se viene más pronto que tarde.

Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly, when the financial press starts printing diagrams like this, isn't it time for a regulator to step in?

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Lucía Dalmau @luciadalmau.bsky.social · 3d

Habemus Ley de Movilidad Sostenible. Casi 4 años y mucho trabajo. No es perfecta pero sí un paso importante para seguir avanzando en una movilidad justa.

ECODES @ecodes.bsky.social · 3d

🔴 Celebramos que el Congreso haya aprobado la Ley de Movilidad Sostenible. Un paso clave para avanzar hacia un transporte más justo, menos contaminante y alineado con los objetivos de descarbonización y salud pública.

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 3d

Hey it's that guy from Assassin's Creed 2

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