CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoAlphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investmentarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1379arrow-down1external-linkAlphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investmentarstechnica.comCombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square76linkfedilinkfile-text
My favorite comment on the article is “The problem with capitalism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money."
minus-squareobviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up107·1 day ago100 year bonds to finance purchase of GPUs that fully depreciate in 5 years?
minus-squarebuddascrayon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·14 hours agoNot to mention destroying the home GPU market at the same time.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoWhile using massive amounts of power and slurping up tons of drinkable water. All to produce AI slop that nobody wants.
minus-squareportach@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up51arrow-down1·1 day agoWe can sell new 100 year bonds to pay the interest on the old ones.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoWhat about, I mean, think about it, 1000 year bonds?!!
minus-squareylph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoPerpetual bonds are an actual thing
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoSomeone appoint this person to the Federal Reserve
100 year bonds to finance purchase of GPUs that fully depreciate in 5 years?
Not to mention destroying the home GPU market at the same time.
While using massive amounts of power and slurping up tons of drinkable water.
All to produce AI slop that nobody wants.
We can sell new 100 year bonds to pay the interest on the old ones.
What about, I mean, think about it, 1000 year bonds?!!
Perpetual bonds are an actual thing
Someone appoint this person to the Federal Reserve