Thursday, September 11
Daily News Stuff 11 September 2025
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- Oracle's contracted-but-unbilled revenue projections have soared 359% since last year to $455 billion, with share prices up 27% and Larry Ellison poised to retake the title of richest man in the world. (The Register)
It's not a bubble.
- OpenAI will pay Oracle $300 billion over the next five years in its wild pursuit of scale. (The Register)
It's not a bubble.
Tech News
- Bending Spoons (who?) has bought dying video platform Vimeo for $1.38 billion. (Petapixel)
Bending Spoons bought Filmic - maker of camera app Filmic Pro - in 2022 and subsequently laid off the company's entire staff.
- Intel has confirmed Arrow Lake Refresh chips for Socket 1851 next year, to be followed almost immediately by Nova Lake on Socket 1954. (Tom's Hardware)
So while AMD's Socket AM5 will see Zen 4, Zen 5, and Zen 6, plus the in-between APU generations, currently limited to the Ryzen 8000 range.
Where Intel's Socket 1851 will see... Arrow Lake.
- Lenovo has announced the 12.1" Idea Tab Plus for $270, which seems to slot in between the 11" Idea Tab and the 12.7" Idea Tab Pro. (Liliputing)
This market segment is getting just a wee bit overcrowded, it seems to me.
My Idea Tab arrived today. I was looking at buying the pen for it, but it seems to be both expensive and hard to find. Turns out it comes with a pen.
I'll get it set up this weekend and post a quick review of both it and the Legion Tab.
Not Remotely Tech News
Got dizzy after a shower, slipped and fell, and took a minute to collect myself and get up again. Dried off, got dressed, found my glasses (which had landed in the bathtub), and took my blood pressure.
Almost normal. Down to 141/83. I suspect it dropped a little too much, and then I did.
I'll monitor and talk to my doctor about the dosage on my blood pressure meds.
Anime Update
Clevatess: The bad guys are not as smart as they think they are, and the good guys are not as dumb as we think they are. Things are rapidly coming to a head, the city is on fire, headless kings are walking, so here's a huge flashback to fill in the main villain's backstory.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: The sun will rise again tomorrow, even if for a moment you wish it wouldn't.
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Axl Rose humorous mention: gal posted an early pic of him and wished she could meet a guy like that. Axl posted a reply saying here I am. She responded with Go away you loser.
Posted by: Frank at Thursday, September 11 2025 07:34 PM (+i6Xr)
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Maybe we should invest that $300 billion in catgirls instead.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Thursday, September 11 2025 09:04 PM (PiXy!)
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Stay healthy, please. Your pithy commentary has become an essential element of my morning routine.
Posted by: Walter at Thursday, September 11 2025 10:27 PM (G9j0D)
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AI: will fuck up your searches and lie about trivial bullshit.
Catgirls: will suddenly claw you while sitting in your lap and demand treats all the time.
That's a tough one, but if it takes 300 bjllion or so, I think the catgirls are worth it.
Posted by: normal at Friday, September 12 2025 01:03 AM (LADmw)
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In the hope of making you feel a bit better, here's a new build I put together with the Amelia Watson case: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/26Dqqs
I wouldn't have even known that case existed without your mentioning it. So please don't ever underestimate your impact on global commerce.
I wouldn't have even known that case existed without your mentioning it. So please don't ever underestimate your impact on global commerce.
Posted by: collwstrel at Friday, September 12 2025 08:42 AM (fuMh5)
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Nice build!
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Friday, September 12 2025 09:07 AM (PiXy!)
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If the BP issues are new, they can take a while to sort out. Today I only have problems when I don't take the meds or I double dose myself. I have developed some methods to make sure I don't do either over the past few years.
Posted by: Zendo Deb at Friday, September 12 2025 12:33 PM (ljX0H)
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Possibly the Oracle thing is just the rest of the world replacing Windows 10 en masse with oracle linux and or with windows 10 running in virtual box on oracle linux. Since I am probably uniquely insane, and haven't gotten any of those working yet (I am lazy and stupid), I would guess that ORacle is somehow profiting from an AI bubble, while avoiding the hazard of a strong investment in that space. But Microsoft can go frustrate itself, and the rest of the big AI companies can go frustrate themselves. I think neural nets have legit applications, and it'll be a shame if bubblers crash the market for the real legitimate research, but the status quo is a bit seemingly insane.
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