phdepressed comments on My school just installed desktops with rtx 5060s in them

My school just installed desktops with rtx 5060s in them (thelemmy.club)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

48 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Affluent enough someone could spend a couple M in the 80s?

parent

hideshow 6 child comments

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Or they're bought a used one from a nearby fab. Though the service contracts are no joke cost wise.

parent

hideshow 4 child comments

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 2 days ago

That's probably why it was never used.

parent

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago

Or donated from a facility that upgraded, to use that educational donation as a tax write off.

parent

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

The story was that it was donated by the parent of a student who worked for a company that made them.

parent

[–] sketchyenchantment@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

The 80s were wild man.
The company I work for now balks about $6k for the annual employee appreciation. Back in the 80s they spent $50k (in 80s $$) on a float for the small town's annual parade.

parent

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

See one of those is marketing. The other is effectively payroll. Companies will spend a ton of money on useless marketing because it has a 0.0001% chance of increased revenue... but will refuse to pay a penny more than they are required to employees because that's always an expense.

parent