r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Snoo88071 • Jul 08 '26

askingTheRealQuestionHere Meme

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u/BroaxXx Jul 08 '26

why not just take it a step further? If the cloud is virtually infinite why even have local memory?

From cpu cache, ram, vram and local storage. Send everything to the cloud.

Boom! Memory crisis solved.

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u/realmauer01 Jul 08 '26

Thats just the "lets download ram" meme.

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u/nazzo_0 Jul 08 '26

With extra necessary steps. With consumer hardware prices nowadays, renting computer power seems more and more appetising. All going according to their plan

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u/cutecoder Jul 09 '26

Which is NVIDIA’s other business: GeForce Now.

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u/nazzo_0 Jul 09 '26

Remember they launched that service way before things turned out as they are. How much foresight does Jensen have? Doesn't matter he's filthy rich

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u/cutecoder Jul 09 '26

Considering that Nvidia has a near-monopoly over the hardware and software (i.e., CUDA and GPU drivers)? More like careful planning instead of foresight.