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On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 14:17:19 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
said this thing:

On 4/1/2026 9:01 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Still, I like to imagine the faces of RAM-Corp CEOs as their stock
drops precipitously because they bet everything that the money from AI
would be never-ending. I take what little joy from life that I can get
these days ;-)

Welcome news, but I just hope the ram manufacturers don't all go
bankrupt from overextending and betting on AI causing another shortage.
If there is a 'too big to fail' I'd rather see it thrown ram manufature
than AI vaporware.

Amusingly, there is also a story of a RAM reseller who is now
panicking because they bought up a huge stock of RAM chips in
expectations that prices would keep going up, and is now dismayed that
prices seem to be settling down.

Read here: https://kotaku.com/memory-ram-ai-dram-prices-stock-drop-dip-panic-2000684261
"Brothers, memory [prices] have taken a massive dive. We’re
stuck with it, stuck with it. We’re doomed, we’re screwed.
Is there still any chance for the price to go back up?"

I've no idea if this story is true or not, but if it is, it calls for
bringing out the tardigrade-sized violins in sympathy. Which is to
say, they're not deserving of any sympathy at all. They saw the RAM
prices skyrocketing and tried to make things worse by hoarding the
stuff so they could get prices even higher, and now it's (at least
temporarily) backfiring on them.

Whether RAM prices will continue to fall is uncertain; I don't think
it will. But I hope it lasts long enough to cost them their shirts.



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On 4/3/2026 8:32 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Whether RAM prices will continue to fall is uncertain; I don't think
it will. But I hope it lasts long enough to cost them their shirts.

I dunno about this part. I suspect these are not people I want to see topless....
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dirty old man.
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On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 17:59:51 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> said this thing:

On 4/3/2026 8:32 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Whether RAM prices will continue to fall is uncertain; I don't think
it will. But I hope it lasts long enough to cost them their shirts.

I dunno about this part. I suspect these are not people I want to see >topless....

<chuckle>

Meanwhile, AI takes another swipe at gaming.

The RTS "Stormgate" is losing multiplayer capability because the
server hosts it runs the online games on have been bought out by an AI company.* The publisher indicates the game will be patched to run in
offline mode, but you won't be able to play it online anymore. The
server provider, Hathora, has said it wants to instead use its
computers for 'compute orchestration for AI inference at scale".

I mean, developer Frost Giant Studios isn't entirely to blame, making
the game so entirely reliant on third-party servers, and Hathora isn't
doing anything illegal (the contract between the two companies is up
for renewal, and Hathora chose to go in a different direction). But
it's just another aspect of gaming getting fucked over by AI. I doubt
this will be the last example of this we see either, as more hosts
shift to more lucrative AI servicing.

Although maybe this will be a good thing? If game developers can't get
cheap online hosting for multiplayer, maybe they'll give the tools
back to the players? Give me my silver lining, dammit!!!!






* read here https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/starcrafty-strategy-game-stormgate-is-about-to-lose-its-multiplayer-modes-due-to-an-ai-company-buying-up-frost-giants-server-provider


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On 4/4/2026 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 17:59:51 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> said this thing:

On 4/3/2026 8:32 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Whether RAM prices will continue to fall is uncertain; I don't think
it will. But I hope it lasts long enough to cost them their shirts.

I dunno about this part. I suspect these are not people I want to see
topless....

<chuckle>

Meanwhile, AI takes another swipe at gaming.

The RTS "Stormgate" is losing multiplayer capability because the
server hosts it runs the online games on have been bought out by an AI company.* The publisher indicates the game will be patched to run in
offline mode, but you won't be able to play it online anymore. The
server provider, Hathora, has said it wants to instead use its
computers for 'compute orchestration for AI inference at scale".

And can "compute orchestration for AI inference at scale" even BE
translated into something comprehensible in English? The best I can do
it "computer music for lots of AI guessing".
--
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.
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Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 17:59:51 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> said this thing:

On 4/3/2026 8:32 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Whether RAM prices will continue to fall is uncertain; I don't think
it will. But I hope it lasts long enough to cost them their shirts.

I dunno about this part. I suspect these are not people I want to see
topless....

<chuckle>

Meanwhile, AI takes another swipe at gaming.

The RTS "Stormgate" is losing multiplayer capability because the
server hosts it runs the online games on have been bought out by an AI company.* The publisher indicates the game will be patched to run in
offline mode, but you won't be able to play it online anymore. The
server provider, Hathora, has said it wants to instead use its
computers for 'compute orchestration for AI inference at scale".

I mean, developer Frost Giant Studios isn't entirely to blame, making
the game so entirely reliant on third-party servers, and Hathora isn't
doing anything illegal (the contract between the two companies is up
for renewal, and Hathora chose to go in a different direction). But
it's just another aspect of gaming getting fucked over by AI. I doubt
this will be the last example of this we see either, as more hosts
shift to more lucrative AI servicing.

Although maybe this will be a good thing? If game developers can't get
cheap online hosting for multiplayer, maybe they'll give the tools
back to the players? Give me my silver lining, dammit!!!!

Not to mention, Fortnite is failing. It was a classic multiplayer
experience, but now that interest is waning, I guess due to the
corrosive nature of time, they are laying off 1,000 workers. That's so
many for just one game!
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sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage.
The sister of Tahpenes bore him a son named Genubath,
whom Tahpenes brought up in the royal palace. There
Genubath lived with Pharaoh’s own children.
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On Sat, 4 Apr 2026 09:19:13 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> said this thing:

On 4/4/2026 8:07 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Fri, 3 Apr 2026 17:59:51 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> said this thing:

On 4/3/2026 8:32 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Whether RAM prices will continue to fall is uncertain; I don't think
it will. But I hope it lasts long enough to cost them their shirts.

I dunno about this part. I suspect these are not people I want to see
topless....

<chuckle>

Meanwhile, AI takes another swipe at gaming.

The RTS "Stormgate" is losing multiplayer capability because the
server hosts it runs the online games on have been bought out by an AI
company.* The publisher indicates the game will be patched to run in
offline mode, but you won't be able to play it online anymore. The
server provider, Hathora, has said it wants to instead use its
computers for 'compute orchestration for AI inference at scale".

And can "compute orchestration for AI inference at scale" even BE
translated into something comprehensible in English? The best I can do
it "computer music for lots of AI guessing".

My translation is "how do we best optimize all our servers to maximize performance of I/O and CPU throughput everytime the AI gets a
request". But it's difficult because in IT there are (at least) two
meanings to inference; the first having to do with servers and the
second, newer meaning having to with AI guessing. Although, based on
how current AI models actually work, isn't that too disassociated with
the first.

So my guess is that Hathora is saying, "hey, we want to take all these
servers we have and --rather than selling them piece-meal to various
clients-- instead use them all in tandem to power an AI model".

But yeah, it's mostly business and IT jargon slapped together to
attract venture capitalist cash.








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