Re:Nvidia's $1,100 AI brain for robots goes on sale
by abraae on Sunday December 16, 2018 @04:17PM
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You're on the right side of this argument but that doesn't mean you shouldn't answer the question.
Re:Nvidia's $1,100 AI brain for robots goes on sale
by jacquesm on Sunday December 16, 2018 @05:52PM
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He's under no such obligation. Unless you have hard proof it would be nice if you did not contribute to attempts to label people here as shills. See HN guidelines.
Re:Nvidia's $1,100 AI brain for robots goes on sale
by abraae on Sunday December 16, 2018 @10:03PM
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Ha, fair enough. I would like to argue but the relevant comment has been flagged, so I don't have the material to make a case, and I gracefully concede this point.
However while we're being HN etiquette pedants, the original comment clearly breaches this guideline:
> Eschew flamebait. Don't introduce flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.
The original comment virtually embeds a confession that it is flame war material:
> Cue the argument that these "don't count" because they use CUDA.
I introduce this just to point out that a strict interpretation of the HN rules can stifle reasonable discussion.
Mine comes from experience in a world of hardware and physical products that gives me a greater affinity for the business model of hardware companies than "open source friendly" advertising giants. I have a fascination with the war of words free software adherents wage against nvidia - the company could give out candy to children and it would get criticized because Linus gave them the finger.
I'll also admit that I am entertained by the no true scotsman squirming that occurs when I point at things that nvidia has done that don't support the story that it is the evil empire.