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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mstdn.jp/users/landley/statuses/116948674245520333">Rob Landley (landley@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Oct-2026 14:32:16 JST</a><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley" title="landley@mstdn.jp"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/32476-48-20250721022958.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Rob Landley" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Rob Landley</a><div><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley/116789842745265380" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>If Moore's Law wasn't dead, the original curve would see 2026 introducing laptops with 64 terabytes of ram.</p><p><a href="http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html#id248066" rel="nofollow">http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html#id248066</a></p><p>Instead, LLM-induced DRAM shortages are _shrinking_ the amount of memory in systems. The largest mac mini for sale recently went from 64 gigs of ram down to only 16.</p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/computing/macs/apple-removes-more-mac-mini-and-mac-studio-models-from-sale-as-ceo-tim-cook-warns-it-may-take-several-months-to-reach-supply-demand-balance" rel="nofollow">https://www.techradar.com/computing/macs/apple-removes-more-mac-mini-and-mac-studio-models-from-sale-as-ceo-tim-cook-warns-it-may-take-several-months-to-reach-supply-demand-balance</a></p><p>Note: Apple is once again the largest company in the world.</p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/07/17/apple-unseats-nvidia-as-worlds-largest-company/" rel="nofollow">https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/07/17/apple-unseats-nvidia-as-worlds-largest-company/</a></p><p>And even they are rationing RAM.</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6734899#notice-13244457">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-10-06T14:32:16+09:00" title="Tuesday, 06-Oct-2026 14:32:16 JST">about 6 days ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley/116948674245520333" rel="external" title="Sent from mstdn.jp via ActivityPub">mstdn.jp</a></span></span><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@landley/116948674245520333">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Rob Landley (landley@mstdn.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Oct-2026 14:32:16 JST Rob Landley
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If Moore's Law wasn't dead, the original curve would see 2026 introducing laptops with 64 terabytes of ram.
http://catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html#id248066
Instead, LLM-induced DRAM shortages are _shrinking_ the amount of memory in systems. The largest mac mini for sale recently went from 64 gigs of ram down to only 16.
https://www.techradar.com/computing/macs/apple-removes-more-mac-mini-and-mac-studio-models-from-sale-as-ceo-tim-cook-warns-it-may-take-several-months-to-reach-supply-demand-balance
Note: Apple is once again the largest company in the world.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/07/17/apple-unseats-nvidia-as-worlds-largest-company/
And even they are rationing RAM.
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