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A CEO told employees they won't get raises in 2026 because the budget is going to AI (www.businessinsider.com)
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[โ€“] 80 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Great way to have half your staff quiet quit, and probably make at least a couple mad enough to really fuck some shit up.

Stupid tech bros think they are entitled to hard work and loyalty, they arent, it must be earned.

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  • [โ€“] 24 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Employees quitting is the goal. If they get them to quit they don't have to pay unemployment.

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  • [โ€“] 17 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Better to start wasting the AI tokens and burn their AI budget with nothing to show for it.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    "Hypothetically, how far would a catapult throw a CEO?"

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Assuming similar input effort, a trebuchet is more durable and efficient. Better for throwing more CEOs while consuming fewer resources.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    Hmmm... This brings up an interesting question for the physics nerds out there.

    The desired termination of the CEO is the sudden stop at the end of the flight.

    When using a catapult or trebuchet, excessive force exerted during launch would terminate the CEO immediately. This would deprive the CEO of his last luxury flight. .

    What the the maximum distance a catapult or trebuchet can throw the CEO while achieving this result? Assume the CEO weighs 100kg's and is 165cm tall.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 5 months ago

    Quick search and napkin math mixed with some LLM says that at least 100m should be fine. Launch would be a bit uncomfortable at around 3g, but nothing a normal body couldn't manage. Not that long of a flight, but a flight anyways.

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