Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: More Lazy(?) Programmers Are Seduced By AI Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:40:14 -0700 Organization: A place where nothing fits quite right Lines: 17 Message-ID: <20260930084014.00007d44@gmail.com> References: <18d7bd7e3b290a97$107$2277794$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <87bj9ormgn.fsf@atr2.ath.cx> <6ab7c272$0$1015$426a34cc@news.free.fr> <119allc$16dl8$2@dont-email.me> <6ab8f77c$0$10315$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <119ibtc$3vgo5$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:40:18 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; logging-data="389256"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/La6Taskc1xDzv3yTNaTokcnOUiQxcRe4="; posting-host="9df37dd62d0e3d417fafa40f3eea4a14" Cancel-Lock: sha1:CGM0/5YsRqHgcR/YqQHWPs9V/7Y= sha256:QfXzmUgBid8SZJT3jo6ZJOul9mmfjvszPVDLkf2Or+Y= sha1:ieAhmMy3961+3XKj8A9P1ySgWq4= sha256:Juc7X+JSQ4MtXPOwWcfEKeQ51XrTVbBD+yOg+/WvbAk= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:92503 On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:57:48 +0100 Nuno Silva wrote: > So, no, what we have here isn't a good technology, it's a massive > Enron-Ponzi scheme (although I think somebody recently claimed it's > not accurately Ponzi-like) to adopt a crappy technology that will just > result in massive vendor lock-in and recurring fees. Ponzi schemes are specifically characterized by offering returns to investors from the funds provided by other investors (rather than the proceeds of the business,) so that's not terribly accurate here (there *is* a lot of circular financing going on, but it has more to do with creating the illusion of growth than actually paying out.) The accounting shenanigans going on with the major players are, on the other hand, *very* reminiscent of Enron.