Some of this stuff is above my current knowledge of AI hardware so maybe I missed it, but this didn’t really explain why x86 is better suited for this application? Is it just because chips already exist that do this very specific thing that they need them to do?

That’s not true. People, like you and I, would just be able to make movies and tv shows etc now.

I’m guessing as a mini pc it doesn’t have much processing power to begin with, so barely worth it - especially when you look at the downsides of wear and tear on the machine, performance degradation for your own services, electricity bill increase, etc.

It doesn’t matter if you’re intentionally hosting it.

Eh, why should I care who made a movie if I enjoyed it?

If it leads to more and better movies then honestly that doesn’t bother me. With every big evolution of a market there are jobs that become no longer necessary, that’s just how the world works. Sucks to be one of the people in those industries/markets, but if they’re no longer needed…

The first thing that went through my mind when seeing it was “holy cow, this is going to lead to so many amazing indie movies and shows!”.

😆 This reads like they’re choosing to drop it because they want to focus on other things, when the reality is that just the other day they lost their appeal to have it blocked (after their original court loss to have it blocked, this was them also losing the appeal) lol.

https://www.ign.com/articles/ftc-loses-appeal-challenging-microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard

The FTC’s appeal to block Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to acquire the company behind Call of Duty was denied by San Francisco’s 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today, further cementing a purchase that was originally announced in late 2022 (via Reuters). It was a move decided by a three-judge panel that brought an end to the FTC’s questioning of the July 2023 decision to allow Microsoft to finalize its purchase.

Lina Khan turned the FTC into an absolute joke, and they’re going to have a hard time undoing all the damage she did. They never should have even attempted to block this acquisition. The FTCs entire argument was “yeah sure they’ll still be coming last in the market, but they’ll have a monopoly somehow” lol. Realistically what they were trying to do was just tie it up in court as long as possible, hoping that the EU would block it. When the EU didn’t block it, the FTC went into panic mode because they had no case. They were made to look amateur in court, and they were lambasted by the judges for the waste of time and lack of reasons for the court case.

The FTC hoped that the EU would block the deal, and then the FTC would look like they won as well. Instead they were made to look stupid in court.

The “checkmark wars” begin. People using it as a sign of importance etc and as a way to dismiss others opinions.

Bluesky just doing their best to get straight back to pre-elon left-wing-echo-chamber Twitter. They learned nothing.