Video Games Can't Afford to Look This Good
(nytimes.com)
One way to understand the video game industry’s current crisis is by looking closely at Spider-Man’s spandex.
One way to understand the video game industry’s current crisis is by looking closely at Spider-Man’s spandex.
Ask HN: How do you cover healthcare as a founder? (US Only)
(ycombinator.com)
Got a family of 3 while I work on my startup. Somehow we are surviving for Month over Month but healthcare costs are through the roof.
Got a family of 3 while I work on my startup. Somehow we are surviving for Month over Month but healthcare costs are through the roof.
Cloudy with a chance of GPU bills: AI's energy appetite has CIOs sweating
(theregister.com)
Organizations are being forced to rethink where they host workloads in response to ballooning AI demands combined with rising energy bills, and shoving them into the public cloud may not be the answer.
Organizations are being forced to rethink where they host workloads in response to ballooning AI demands combined with rising energy bills, and shoving them into the public cloud may not be the answer.
I Followed the Official AWS Amplify Guide and Was Charged $1,100
(elliott-king.github.io)
A few months ago, I was adapting an official guide for an AWS service. Specifically, integrating OpenSearch with Amplify. I worked through the guide, and modified and debugged it for my own purposes. A few weeks later, I received an AWS bill for over $1200, and almost had a heart attack. I hadn’t selected the most expensive OS instance type. I hadn’t even used it much at all.
A few months ago, I was adapting an official guide for an AWS service. Specifically, integrating OpenSearch with Amplify. I worked through the guide, and modified and debugged it for my own purposes. A few weeks later, I received an AWS bill for over $1200, and almost had a heart attack. I hadn’t selected the most expensive OS instance type. I hadn’t even used it much at all.
WebSockets cost us $1M on our AWS bill
(recall.ai)
IPC is something that is rarely top-of-mind when it comes to optimising cloud costs. But it turns out that if you IPC 1TB of video per second on AWS it can result in enormous bills when done inefficiently.
IPC is something that is rarely top-of-mind when it comes to optimising cloud costs. But it turns out that if you IPC 1TB of video per second on AWS it can result in enormous bills when done inefficiently.
Getting a Japanese CERO age rating for your game costs extra per platform
(automaton-media.com)
Getting a game age rated in Japan can be an expensive experience – especially in the case of multiplatform and physical releases.
Getting a game age rated in Japan can be an expensive experience – especially in the case of multiplatform and physical releases.
How much energy does desalinisation use? Is it “absurdly cheap”?
(sustainabilitybynumbers.com)
Elon Musk has said several times recently that desalinisation is “absurdly cheap”.1
Elon Musk has said several times recently that desalinisation is “absurdly cheap”.1