greentext of an AI coder's compute doom loop: more boxes, CI bills, and no power left
peterjliu · x · 2026-10-17
peterjliu's greentext captures the personal-infra doom loop of an AI-pilled coder: cores maxed out, more machines for agents, exploding CI bills, moving CI on-prem, saturating fiber, upgrading internet, buying yet more boxes — and finally running out of power.
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