Seriously? People Still Trying This Shit?

Right, so some chuckleheads got pinched trying to sneak Nvidia AI chips – the good ones, not the crap they pawn off on unsuspecting consumers – into China. Two of ’em, apparently. Like they thought they were being *clever*. The US government is all over it because, shocker, export controls exist for a reason. It’s about national security, you morons! Not just “sticking it to the man”.

And as if that wasn’t enough of a headache, Nvidia *still* isn’t doing kill switches on their chips. Jensen Huang is sticking to his guns, saying it’d be a logistical nightmare and frankly, bad for business. Which, honestly? Fair enough. Trying to remotely brick hardware globally is a recipe for disaster – imagine the collateral damage. But that doesn’t mean I *like* it. It just means we’re relying on people not being complete idiots… which, as this article proves, is a losing strategy.

The whole thing reeks of desperation and stupidity. Like these guys thought they could outsmart the entire supply chain. Newsflash: you can’t. Just stop. Please. For the love of all that is holy, get real jobs.

Oh, and the chips? H100s and A100s. The *expensive* ones. Because naturally.

Source: TechCrunch

Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, some genius tried to bypass a Cisco router’s security by… unplugging it and plugging it back in. Thought that would reset the ACLs. I swear, I’ve seen more sophisticated attempts from hamsters. This AI chip smuggling thing? Same energy. Just profoundly irritating.

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