You can tell the site is really growing because whenever a post does numbers it’s got that classic thing where it’s like
Hours 1-5: friends faving and reposting
Hour 6: angry people demanding an explanation and context for your joke about Chewbacca’s butthole
10.12.2024 03:27
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But "free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy," right?
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White Wine In The Sun by Tim Minchin
YouTube video by Tim Minchin
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The Impact of Data Centers on Energy Demand and Market Prices
The number of data centers in the U.S. has increased sharply in the last decade and nearly all forecasts suggest that their growth will accelerate in the next d
A new study finds that growing demand from data centers could jack US electricity prices up 70% by 2029.
Hardship for those least able to pay. Slower economy-wide electrification. For what? Shitty AI no one wants.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
25.11.2024 19:54
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Science is “apolitical?!” I suppose I shouldn’t be shocked to see this from the president of NAS. But I am! Funding dictates what’s studied. Scientists determine what questions to ask. The notion that it’s pure and objective is tired.
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