Why “Buy” is being discussed
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I used my paper route money saved up for 2 or 3 months to buy a C80 when I was in 5th grade. I loved that thing so much. It was a fun moment of nostalgia clicking on this link.
by bketelsen · Oct 31, 2026
Your claim was that "the autopilot does almost all the critical work", and that couldn't be further from the truth in any airliners you can buy today. I didn't say that an auton…
by renehsz · Oct 31, 2026
> I don't know why you needed a paragraph to say that 1000% memory inflation is a trade-off to optimize dev costs Because that's not what I said. My point was more that a "1000%…
by pron · Oct 31, 2026
Thank you for the nod to Metamorphosis of the Prime Intellect! I’ve been meaning to revisit it for dog’s years and now I have the impetus :) Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom co…
by alwa · Oct 31, 2026
Couple of notes. If a system is outputting text for humans to read, it’s not “serious data”. It’s megabytes. You can go out today and buy an off-the-shelf Apple desktop with hal…
by lowbloodsugar · Oct 31, 2026
CGW-50 showing the planetary orbits and Hailey’s comet is really cool. Out of curiosity went to check if I could buy it but they unfortunately discontinued and now secondary mar…
by Liuser · Oct 31, 2026
Interest
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Buying may refer to purchasing of goods and services with money or via barter in a trade, thereby achieving acquisition or procurement of them. Read more on Wikipedia