this is why ram prices are high
  • 325 points neutralpoliticsbot

    Kids don’t even know the reference

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    130 points vangore

    techno viking 😎but iam old…

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    38 points Dimchuck

    I bet the reference itself is older than many users here

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    8 points Hatefiend

    don't make me even more depressed than I already am

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    39 points NeonAnderson

    Kids won't but I do

    https://youtu.be/UjCdB5p2v0Y?si=T_fMthHNUUb0Q3Ma

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    12 points omahaknight71

    Because they weren't alive when it happened. That video is from a quarter century ago.

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    3 points Golf-Brave

    Already so long???

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    4 points scott3387

    I was there Grand Elf, I was there 3000 years ago.

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    4 points DomineeringDrake

    Golden age of internet. We had it good.

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    1 points chakalakasp

    Technoviking, probably used WAN Animate in comfy UI to do the conversion

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  • 87 points Maximum-Telephone-84

    Next we need the Techno Viking VS Gandalf please

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    88 points SirDanielFortesque98

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  • 100 points NaCl_Sailor

    That's only a tiny part of it, the real reason is that everyone want in on the hype and builds huge data centers, and Open AI is fucking scum and tries to buy 40% of the WORLD PRODUCTION of ram wafers (they can't even do anything with them, since they're not even chips yet) just so nobody can compete with them, with money they don't even have.

    That's like McDonalds buying 40% of all cows before they're even butchered just so other fast food chains can't sell burgers.

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    14 points SirDanielFortesque98

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    8 points VanillaCakeShrimp

    What can this even be used for? Since current AI is basically just a glorified version of google.

    These companies go all-in for a better version of google, instead of continuing to work towards a True AI like in Halo etc

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    6 points FuriousKimchi

    The U.S and China are having an AI war. There's a reason why the U.S forbade Nvidia to sell RTX 4090 to China.

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    5 points chakalakasp

    Nobody knows what it’ll be used for until we think of it. When peeps were building out the electric grid they weren’t thinking about your PlayStation, they just built it and what came next came next.

    If you want to distill AI hopes down to a single phrase it’d be “super-intelligent unconscious slaves”. Only if all three of those words come true will it not end in disaster (and even if all three of those words come true it may still end in disaster because we apes can’t be trusted to all have our own personal djinns)

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    3 points NaCl_Sailor

    stealing our data, to sell us more crap, it's the same business model as facebook

    actual AI with industrial or medical applications is what we should work on. but can't now because an overblown chatbot is cockblocking everyone

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    2 points scott3387

    Not even remotely original as a tactic.

    1980, entrepreneur Robert R. Taylor began selling pump soap under "Softsoap" through his company, The Minnetonka Corporation, located in Chaska, Minnesota. To give the product exclusivity in the marketplace, he purchased 100 million hand-pumped plastic bottles – a year's production capacity from the only two domestic manufacturers – so no one else could release a similar product during that time.

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    1 points NaCl_Sailor

    yeah pretty sure that's also how walmart got big by selling everything at a loss until all the competition went out of business

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  • 16 points JahJah192

    Legend

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  • 13 points Trafalgar_D69

    And it literally just looks like a dancing Gandalf superimposed on the photo 😭😭

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  • 14 points windwalk2627

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  • 5 points logicnotemotion

    They should have handed him an upside down goblet.

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  • 3 points Rafz420

    Is that gabbagandalf 😭😭

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  • 3 points JoostvanderLeij

    Well worth it.

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  • 8 points Gazrpazrp

    I already have Gemini pro, you don't need to keep trying to sell it to me.

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  • 2 points fade_

    I want to see the prequel where an orc tries to harass Frodo before he starts busting a move.

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  • 2 points boosnow

    Why is Frodo’s head so in sync with Gandalf’s?

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  • 2 points GreatMrNoNo

    THE TECHNO VIKING

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  • 3 points Vedruks

    But anti AI people lead with (it consumes a lot of water) they could've gained more support if they lead with (ram prices will skyrocket and you won't be able to build good PCs)

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    2 points Xzenor

    Right, those are words. Very good! Now try ordering your words so they make complete sentences. You can do it!

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    7 points Vedruks

    Words did the work. Sentence is big for reddit users.

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  • 4 points PlutoCharonMelody

    Honestly worth it.

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  • 3 points rn_dev

    this is not a strong case against AI RAM pricing, 'cause it looks awesome

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    5 points Gacha_Father1

    It is only because it is causing a billionaire corporation to buy up shit in bulk that they're not even using. So it's fucking up the common folk, and fucking up anyone who wants to build a semi-decent PC for the next year or beyond.

    I don't hate AI, I just hate corporations using it to fuck over the people.

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    0 points FuriousKimchi

    I don't hate AI either tbh but it's just funny how people are hating A.I companies this time is the time they want to build a PC lol. They missed out on so much deals. I got my 2x16 ddr5 Corsair for 60 bucks brand new 2 years ago. After this blows over, everyones gonna brag about how they sold 80 dollar ram kits for 340 bucks.

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  • 2 points rurions

    RAM are going to custom GPU power to make this videos

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  • 1 points Turbulent_Pen1047

    Theres a techno gandalf also that rocks led rave gourds. Best vid of my life. Frodo: Gandalf, where were you? Gandalf: I was delayed…

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  • 1 points genryou

    Just like how I remember it in the 3 hours Blu Ray version

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  • 1 points Johnny_Glib

    Two of the hobbits just vanish.

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  • 1 points SoloSystems

    I bought 128gigs like 3 months ago. WEeeEeeEEEeee

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  • 1 points PowerLvl9000PLUS

    That Gandlaf vibing thats for sure

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  • 1 points Final-Response-9882

    Looks like the dance from that old school video of that Viking dude walking down the street and starts free style dancing or something.

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    3 points oldman-youngskin

    Techno Viking? Likely, that is probably the reference video the ai used as the base…

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  • 1 points ZealousidealStaff572

    Not enough bass

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  • 1 points iplayeverything

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyaMGdYIdUQ

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    1 points ShamanKyrick

    I swear to god if this is a rick roll..... -_-

    Women in the workplace

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  • 1 points StupendusMoron

    Radagast gave him the good stuff

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  • 1 points reizeiyokka

    Ive seen gore videos turned into christmas music video 💀

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  • 1 points KayleeSinn

    I love the part where his robe slowly morphs into pants.

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  • 1 points skillz13337

    They called me crazy when i put 128gb in my pc 2 years ago, well that aged poorly for sure.

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  • 1 points ShamanKyrick

    Wanna feel old? You found him on YouTube 15 years ago. The OG vid is 25 years old.

    Thanks to AI It has once again resurfaced, this time in the form of a film also originally shot 25 years ago.

    That track still goes hard!

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  • 1 points Ok-Objective1289

    You know what, I’m not even mad

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  • 1 points Deerorser

    They can’t even get the height right. They are wasting water, power and ram on this bull. I hope the bubble pots and these a holes lose billions.

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  • 1 points jman377355

    This Gandalf meme will always be my favorite

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  • 1 points le-churchx

    Humanity isnt going to go extinct and summon satan by doing nothing.

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  • 1 points BakerAffectionate243

    Lit af, should have included gandalf stopping a random thot hobbit from harassing sam or something before the dance

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  • 1 points Junior_Indication659

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  • 1 points AscendedViking7

    Technoviking, right?

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  • 1 points Affectionate_Size680

    Is that the emote from Fortnite?

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  • 1 points Curious_Peter

    The Technoviking approves.

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  • 1 points cashdecans101

    Remember when memes were done by people in real life with real costumes? I miss the wild west of the internet.

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  • 1 points D3Zi9000

    I've got a real question, are ram prices high, or v ram prices high? I know AI needs min 16gb vram to run locally and im assuming you'd need at least 12gb ram to use high quality ai from company cloud servers.

    So i can't figure out if people are talking about ram, or v ram

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  • 1 points strongofheart69

    Epic viking moves

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  • 1 points FunnyReady7282

    Techno wizard

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  • 1 points ryoko227

    If only Frodo had passed Gandalf an upsidedown waterskin..

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  • 1 points 4keeY

    Get a better example cause this one is gold

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  • 1 points wsblovesdiddy

    Just glad asmon is finally steering from forcing asian ladies down my throat

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  • 1 points Mr_and_Mrs_Sazabi

    Wtf. I didn't know I needed Techno Gandalf till now.

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