Mike Potter
@wthr-mike.bsky.social
Emmy award-winning Indianapolis journalist. Dad, husband and unrepentant nerd. Opinions are my own, especially the sports ones.
This is just silly. There is not enough power or money to do this. It takes 5 years to build a single powerplant. We are not being serious right now.
Google must double AI compute every 6 months to meet demand, AI infrastructure boss tells employees
At a recent all-hands meeting, Google's head of AI infrastructure said the company has to race to build out compute capacity.
www.cnbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is just silly. There is not enough power or money to do this. It takes 5 years to build a single powerplant. We are not being serious right now.
I think there is probably a middle ground between "everything is better" and "everything is worse" that captures the way planned obsolescence and "fixing this violates the warranty" have made products worse. I think products are generally safer AND less durable.
This really is just nostalgia. Cars are much better now. A $65 pair of shoes will still last years if you don't beat them up, and you can buy better ones for a bit more if you like. The annoyances in modern products are "too many useless features" and not "could malfunction and kill you."
Cars were better when you didn't need a subscription to turn on your heated seats or when companies couldn't literally throttle your engine output/power without paying a subscription fee! That kind of rent seeking makes products worse and makes them want when products didn't do that.
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I think there is probably a middle ground between "everything is better" and "everything is worse" that captures the way planned obsolescence and "fixing this violates the warranty" have made products worse. I think products are generally safer AND less durable.
Black Mirror goes Kafka.
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Black Mirror goes Kafka.
Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, Look on my works and let me know if you think I've missed anything. Thanks!
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and no worries if not.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and don't forget to like and subscribe.
October 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, Look on my works and let me know if you think I've missed anything. Thanks!
We sent a crew to Italy ahead of the Winter Games and I just had to upload the photos from Florence. Chat, I am not okay. This level of jealousy is unhealthy.
Friends of Florence making a huge impact with art restoration | Journey to Italy
In 25 years, Friends of Florence has commissioned 450 restoration projects in museums and churches preserving some of histories most iconic works of art.
www.wthr.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We sent a crew to Italy ahead of the Winter Games and I just had to upload the photos from Florence. Chat, I am not okay. This level of jealousy is unhealthy.
Shai is my new Brady.
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Shai is my new Brady.
You can train your algorithms, guys. 2/3rds of my Instagram feed is now Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald meme posts. You don't need AI. There are enough weird people doing weird stuff already.
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
You can train your algorithms, guys. 2/3rds of my Instagram feed is now Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald meme posts. You don't need AI. There are enough weird people doing weird stuff already.
Digging in, distrust of sports betting is perfectly bipartisan. With 43% of GOP/Dem voters saying it's bad.
Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports
Today, 43% of U.S. adults say the fact that sports betting is now legal in much of the country is a bad thing for society, up from 34% in 2022.
www.pewresearch.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Digging in, distrust of sports betting is perfectly bipartisan. With 43% of GOP/Dem voters saying it's bad.
You should read Ed's stuff and listen to his podcast.
I cannot express how wild this quote is. This is a top tech analyst at a well-regarded firm saying that there is not enough capital to actually pay for all the stuff that NVIDIA and OpenAI has promised. It is so important that everybody realizes that *there is not enough money to do this*
I spoke with analyst Gil Luria at D.A. Davidson, asking if the capital existed to build OpenAI's promised 17GW of data centers.
He said "of course there isn't enough capital for all of this," but "enough capital to do this for a at least a little while longer."
www.wheresyoured.at/openai-onetr...
He said "of course there isn't enough capital for all of this," but "enough capital to do this for a at least a little while longer."
www.wheresyoured.at/openai-onetr...
September 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
You should read Ed's stuff and listen to his podcast.
If you've ever worried about an email you sent...
my mom got this real piece of mail from a real foundation in arkansas
September 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you've ever worried about an email you sent...
Side parts are better than middle parts. LAN parties were much better than playing together over the internet. Newspapers and magazines were better than websites are now.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Side parts are better than middle parts. LAN parties were much better than playing together over the internet. Newspapers and magazines were better than websites are now.
If there's one thing you can count on, it's that "the discourse" will piss you off.
September 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If there's one thing you can count on, it's that "the discourse" will piss you off.
@nickhasthoughts.com I thought of you as I walked through Chicago this weekend wondering why the hell a typewriter factory built in like 1905 looks better than anything I've seen built in Indianapolis in the past 20 years.
September 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@nickhasthoughts.com I thought of you as I walked through Chicago this weekend wondering why the hell a typewriter factory built in like 1905 looks better than anything I've seen built in Indianapolis in the past 20 years.
Incredible.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Incredible.
Why are we bringing back Last Jedi discourse? No one wanted this.
August 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Why are we bringing back Last Jedi discourse? No one wanted this.
Always fascinating when people argue that enforcing the law would put them out of business. Copyright law is not new!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Always fascinating when people argue that enforcing the law would put them out of business. Copyright law is not new!
Good God.
Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Good God.
I can't name the movies, they were just clips I happened to catch on TV that I was supposed to see. In one, someone in a full body cast is swarmed by insects while futilely struggling. (1/2)
August 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I can't name the movies, they were just clips I happened to catch on TV that I was supposed to see. In one, someone in a full body cast is swarmed by insects while futilely struggling. (1/2)
It is apparently illegal for a talented professional basketball player at the guard position to remain healthy in the state of Indiana.
August 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It is apparently illegal for a talented professional basketball player at the guard position to remain healthy in the state of Indiana.
And if you're a fan of either, you'll hate Rise of Skywalker. My God.
Feel like ones appreciation for Star Wars movies really depends on whether you are primarily a fan of Star Wars or primarily a fan of movies.
August 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
And if you're a fan of either, you'll hate Rise of Skywalker. My God.
The internet is bad and we should all spend less time here.
things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
August 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The internet is bad and we should all spend less time here.
As someone who grew up on the east side and still goes there multiple times every week, I am confident the community needs Bus Rapid Transit infinitely more than it needs another damn convenience store.
Blue Line shouldn't kill Wawa gas station on East Washington | Opinion
A Wawa at this location would be a precious gift from complex retail gods. Almost any other city would be overjoyed by good fortune. Not Indianapolis.
www.indystar.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As someone who grew up on the east side and still goes there multiple times every week, I am confident the community needs Bus Rapid Transit infinitely more than it needs another damn convenience store.
Being over 30 be like...
August 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Being over 30 be like...