▲ 873 ▼ Thanks a lot, AI: Hard drives are already sold out for the entire year, says Western Digital (mashable.com) submitted 8 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 125 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (5 children) Then scalpers would buy them and jack the price up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (4 children) limit to one per customer per day like most tcg sellers do with pokemon and magic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (3 children) I’m sure there’s ways around that. Different cards, PO boxes, email addresses, names. Even if they had only 4 ways of buying that’s still almost 30 buys a week times however many scalpers there are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) obviously there will be a handful of people pulling that shit but every system basically assumes that 10% of the people using the system will use it unethically to their advantage. just balance around that, as the vast majority aren't exploitive scumbags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) You’re asking a lot of an already uncaring system. 10% can do plenty of damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago i'm not asking anything, i'm saying every system assumes 10% scumbaggery. its capitalism, baby! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (4 children) limit to one per customer per day like most tcg sellers do with pokemon and magic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (3 children) I’m sure there’s ways around that. Different cards, PO boxes, email addresses, names. Even if they had only 4 ways of buying that’s still almost 30 buys a week times however many scalpers there are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) obviously there will be a handful of people pulling that shit but every system basically assumes that 10% of the people using the system will use it unethically to their advantage. just balance around that, as the vast majority aren't exploitive scumbags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) You’re asking a lot of an already uncaring system. 10% can do plenty of damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago i'm not asking anything, i'm saying every system assumes 10% scumbaggery. its capitalism, baby! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (3 children) I’m sure there’s ways around that. Different cards, PO boxes, email addresses, names. Even if they had only 4 ways of buying that’s still almost 30 buys a week times however many scalpers there are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) obviously there will be a handful of people pulling that shit but every system basically assumes that 10% of the people using the system will use it unethically to their advantage. just balance around that, as the vast majority aren't exploitive scumbags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) You’re asking a lot of an already uncaring system. 10% can do plenty of damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago i'm not asking anything, i'm saying every system assumes 10% scumbaggery. its capitalism, baby! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) obviously there will be a handful of people pulling that shit but every system basically assumes that 10% of the people using the system will use it unethically to their advantage. just balance around that, as the vast majority aren't exploitive scumbags. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) You’re asking a lot of an already uncaring system. 10% can do plenty of damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago i'm not asking anything, i'm saying every system assumes 10% scumbaggery. its capitalism, baby! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) You’re asking a lot of an already uncaring system. 10% can do plenty of damage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago i'm not asking anything, i'm saying every system assumes 10% scumbaggery. its capitalism, baby! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sibachian@lemmy.ml 1 point 8 months ago i'm not asking anything, i'm saying every system assumes 10% scumbaggery. its capitalism, baby! permalink fedilink source parent