rwtwm@feddit.uk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoI watched Nvidia's Computex 2024 keynote and it made my blood run coldwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down15
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkI watched Nvidia's Computex 2024 keynote and it made my blood run coldwww.techradar.comrwtwm@feddit.uk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months ago If I want to compute pi for no reason or drive to the Grand Canyon for lunch, I should be able to do so. Are you able to explain why?
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoI’m sure I won’t be very eloquent about it but simply, liberty. Freedom of compute is on par with freedom of thought and expression. Freedom of travel is something else, but I’m sure most people that don’t like being imprisoned can appreciate. Work (as in energy expenditure) enables these freedoms and I think it’s important not to stifle that whenever possible.
minus-squareRimu@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoThis would be fine if there were no externalities.
Are you able to explain why?
I’m sure I won’t be very eloquent about it but simply, liberty. Freedom of compute is on par with freedom of thought and expression.
Freedom of travel is something else, but I’m sure most people that don’t like being imprisoned can appreciate.
Work (as in energy expenditure) enables these freedoms and I think it’s important not to stifle that whenever possible.
This would be fine if there were no externalities.