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by mcny 294 days ago
Is this why I get anthropic/Claude emails every single day since I signed up for their status updates? I just assumed they were working hard with production bugs but in light of this comment, if you don't hit capacity constraints every day, you are wasting money?
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This is true for all capital equipment - whether it's a GPU, a bore drill, or an earth mover.

You want to make use of it at as close to 100% as possible.

With the caveat that GPUs depreciate a bit faster obviously. A drill is still a drill next year or a decade from now.
yes, but the capital is still tied to it. you want it to Have a meaningful ROI, not sitting in a warehouse.
Just like at an all-you-can eat buffet.