themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoScientist says RAM pricing has risen to normalized 2007 levels, AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months — memory prices had been falling exponentially for decadeswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down18 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1510arrow-down1external-linkScientist says RAM pricing has risen to normalized 2007 levels, AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months — memory prices had been falling exponentially for decadeswww.tomshardware.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square119linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarerabidhamster@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoOf course a chat program needs a 4GB electron app. That’s the bare minimum to match 1990s ICQ.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI remember moaning about icq gobbling 75k.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·2 days agoThere are plenty of IRC clients that don’t use electron.
minus-squareBlackVenom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI think it was a comment on the use case for an app not really changing but the resources to run it bloating significantly… E.g. software running on a computer with MB of ram then and now the app alone requiring GB.
Of course a chat program needs a 4GB electron app. That’s the bare minimum to match 1990s ICQ.
I remember moaning about icq gobbling 75k.
There are plenty of IRC clients that don’t use electron.
I think it was a comment on the use case for an app not really changing but the resources to run it bloating significantly… E.g. software running on a computer with MB of ram then and now the app alone requiring GB.