Counterpoint to Sam Altman: an H100 at full load is a space heater that does math
thomasahle · x · 2026-11-07
Responding to Sam Altman, thomasahle argues a fully loaded H100 is essentially a space heater that performs mathematics. Instead of building unpopular datacenters, he suggests distributing racks into people's homes in Eastern Europe this winter — providing heat while reducing reliance on Russian oil and gas. He adds that a more realistic version of the idea is district heating, ranked #27 in Project Drawdown's 100 climate solutions.
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