Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft seemingly just revealed that OpenAI lost $11.5B last quarterwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square240linkfedilinkarrow-up1984arrow-down18
arrow-up1976arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft seemingly just revealed that OpenAI lost $11.5B last quarterwww.theregister.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square240linkfedilink
minus-squarevacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year ago11.4 bln is 100 mln away from 11.5 bln. I’m not sure “so close” is correct here.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIf a man worth 11.5 billion loses 100 million, it affects him less than you or I losing a thousand. In fact it doesn’t affect him.
minus-squarevacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSo you’re a billionaire and one is not different from the other for you, gotcha.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago59 seconds is 1000000000000 pico seconds away from a minute, so I’m not sure you could say 59 seconds is “so close” to a minute.
minus-squarevacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoThere are far more seconds in your life than hundreds of millions dollars.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAnd there are far more dollars in 11 billion than 100 million.
11.4 bln is 100 mln away from 11.5 bln. I’m not sure “so close” is correct here.
If a man worth 11.5 billion loses 100 million, it affects him less than you or I losing a thousand. In fact it doesn’t affect him.
So you’re a billionaire and one is not different from the other for you, gotcha.
59 seconds is 1000000000000 pico seconds away from a minute, so I’m not sure you could say 59 seconds is “so close” to a minute.
There are far more seconds in your life than hundreds of millions dollars.
And there are far more dollars in 11 billion than 100 million.