Sam Altman's Case Against Your RAM Is Efficient. That's the Problem
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Sam Altman's Case Against Your RAM Is Efficient. That's the Problem was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 3 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #26 of 30, reached on Nov 3, 12:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 12:22 UTC.
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Altman leaves out of this the fact that OpenAI has basically tried to corner the market on RAM, trying to lock up 40% of the world’s supply without even guaranteeing that it will follow through on the actual purchase orders. I mean, I think that alone would have at least some impact on the current price for RAM,…
Efficiency and resilience are always in trade-off. Even if there was no other argument it would be worth having local inference as a guard against systemic SPOFs in the big providers.
I heard someone say it’s inefficient for Sam to have two kidneys
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Is Sam Altman's Case Against Your RAM Is Efficient. That's the Problem trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 3, 12:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Sam Altman's Case Against Your RAM Is Efficient. That's the Problem reached?
#26 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 3, 12:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Sam Altman's Case Against Your RAM Is Efficient. That's the Problem been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (3 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
11 points and 11 comments; submitted by mrkn1 on Nov 3, 2026.