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Let's Just Throw Money At It
AI Programming
2 days ago 137.2K views 0 shares
Let's Just Throw Money At It
Oh look, it's the classic government approach to AI problems! Got a burning dumpster fire of technical debt and legacy systems? Just hose it down with taxpayer money and hope the flames turn into innovation! The two officials here are literally shoveling cash at what appears to be a raging inferno labeled "AI" like that's somehow going to magically solve everything. Because nothing says "well-thought-out technology strategy" quite like panic-funding without understanding the actual problem. Spoiler alert: throwing money at AI without proper infrastructure, talent, or strategy is like trying to water a plant with gasoline. Sure, you're giving it *something*, but you're probably just making the fire worse. But hey, at least the budget report will look impressive!

The Infinite PC Upgrade Cycle
Hardware
13 days ago 191.8K views 0 shares
The Infinite PC Upgrade Cycle
The endless PC upgrade cycle in four painful panels! First you splurge on that fancy AM5 CPU thinking you're set, then realize your motherboard needs an upgrade too. But the real kicker? No matter what high-end parts you buy, you're always short on RAM. It's the computational equivalent of buying a Ferrari but not having enough gas money to drive it more than 5 miles. The increasingly desperate facial expressions perfectly capture that moment when you check your bank account after each purchase and realize you've fallen into the upgrade rabbit hole again.

The RAM Spec Trap
Hardware Programming
14 days ago 165.5K views 0 shares
The RAM Spec Trap
Looking for RAM deals like: "2x16GB DDR5 under $100? Meh, whatever." But mention "4800 MT/s CL40" and suddenly you're dragging that memory kit home like it's the last GPU on earth during a crypto boom. The painful truth of hardware shopping—we all pretend we're budget-conscious until we see those sweet, sweet timing specs. Your wallet may be crying, but your benchmarks will thank you later!

Noctua $$$: Premium Cooling Or RGB Party?
Hardware Programming
18 days ago 114.3K views 0 shares
Noctua $$$: Premium Cooling Or RGB Party?
Left: One premium Noctua CPU cooler for $159.90. Right: Three fancy RGB Thermalright coolers for just $167.70 TOTAL. The face in the middle is every developer who spent their entire budget on a silent premium cooler only to discover they could've had a rainbow light show for practically the same price. That's the computing equivalent of ordering a single artisanal coffee while your friend gets three margaritas for the same cost. The real irony? Most developers would still choose the Noctua because nothing says "I'm serious about my compile times" like spending extra for beige and brown.

The Great GPU Drowning Of 2023
Gamedev Hardware Unity Programming
23 days ago 176.8K views 0 shares
The Great GPU Drowning Of 2023
The great GPU drowning of 2023! While the high-end RTX 5080 and 4090 giraffes stand tall in the deep end smugly claiming "Unreal Engine 5 is working smooth af," all the budget cards are desperately trying to keep their heads above water. That poor RTX 2060 is basically underwater at this point. Nothing quite captures the existential dread of trying to run modern game engines on aging hardware. Epic Games be like "minimum requirements: whatever card was released yesterday." Meanwhile, game devs are nodding sympathetically while secretly adding another particle system that'll bring your GPU to its knees.

When Your Tools Are Way Outmatched For The Task
Hardware Programming Debugging
25 days ago 95.0K views 0 shares
When Your Tools Are Way Outmatched For The Task
That moment when management expects you to build an enterprise-level application with 10,000 concurrent users on a 5-year-old Dell with 4GB of RAM. Nothing says "we believe in you" quite like assigning you to build the next AWS competitor on hardware that struggles to run Chrome and Slack simultaneously. I've seen toasters with more computing power.

Keeping Cloud Costs Down
AWS Devops Programming Cloud
28 days ago 124.4K views 0 shares
Keeping Cloud Costs Down
The ultimate cloud hack: not using it at all! This dev's created a "Zero Cost Certificate" complete with defense strategies against AWS billing. The most bulletproof AWS architecture? Zero instances, zero services, zero dollars. My favorite part is threatening to show Bezos the screenshot if they dare charge a penny. Because nothing strikes fear into a trillion-dollar company like a strongly worded email and the promise to "speak to the manager." Pure financial genius! Bonus points for the "SQUEAKY CLEAN" account status. If only my code were that spotless.

I Can Finally Run My AWS Cloud Locally
AWS Devops Programming Cloud
1 month ago 199.6K views 1 shares
I Can Finally Run My AWS Cloud Locally
When your cloud budget runs dry but your boss still wants that serverless architecture... Behold! The pinnacle of innovation: "AWS Cloud" written with a Sharpie on a CD. The "offline version" is just *chef's kiss*. Remember when we thought the cloud was just someone else's computer? Turns out it can also be your own dusty CD-ROM from 2003. Next up: "Kubernetes Cluster" written on a stack of floppy disks. Por fin indeed! 🙏

Wait, You Pay Full Price For Software?
Gamedev Programming
1 month ago 142.4K views 0 shares
Wait, You Pay Full Price For Software?
The same energy as waiting for framework updates instead of using the stable version that works perfectly fine. My Steam library has 200+ games I've never installed because they were 90% off. What's another $4.99 for a game I'll "definitely play someday"? Meanwhile my IDE license renewal at full price? Absolute highway robbery.

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Hold Your Wallets: The Steam Sale Paradox
Gamedev Programming
2 months ago 152.9K views 0 shares
Hold Your Wallets: The Steam Sale Paradox
The financial restraint of gamers is inversely proportional to the discount percentage. At 50% off? "HOLD!" Still waiting. 70% off? "HOLD!" Not good enough. But when that sweet, sweet 95% discount hits? Suddenly we're all William Wallace charging into battle screaming "SUPPORT THE DEVS!" as if we didn't just wait for the game to cost less than a coffee. The cognitive dissonance of feeling like industry champions while essentially waiting for games to be practically free is the silent agreement between gamers and their empty wallets.

It's Finally In My Price Range But I Don't Know If I Should
Gamedev Hardware Unity Programming
2 months ago 154.2K views 0 shares
It's Finally In My Price Range But I Don't Know If I Should
THE ETERNAL STRUGGLE OF EVERY DEVELOPER WHO SWORE THEY WOULDN'T BUY ANOTHER GADGET THIS YEAR! That Steam Deck with its measly 20% discount is TAUNTING me from across the internet, whispering sweet nothings about all the games I could play during compile time. My bank account is SCREAMING in terror while my inner child is already imagining playing Doom during standups. The mental gymnastics I'm performing to justify this "investment" deserves an Olympic medal. "It's practically saving money if you think about it!" 💸

Take My Money For This Premium Gaming Throne
Hardware Programming
2 months ago 155.4K views 0 shares
Take My Money For This Premium Gaming Throne
When your gaming budget is gone but you still need that "premium experience." Nothing says "pro gamer" like a plastic chair that's waterproof to 50 meters—because we all know how often your basement floods during intense gaming sessions. The "stackable to 10 chairs high" feature is perfect for when you need to impress your Discord friends with your tower of seating dominance. And don't worry about those pesky rolling chairs that might let you move comfortably—these fixed legs ensure you stay EXACTLY where you started your 12-hour debugging session. The real genius? Selling it by the kilo. "Yes, I'd like 3.5 kilograms of gaming chair, please."