riskable

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[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For those wondering how TF a data center that is not even online yet could be using so much water:

  • Soil compaction
  • Dust suppression

That's it. For the scale of that project, that's all it would take to use 30 million gallons.

When they're done, they also need to flush miles of pipes which could also use a few million gallons but I don't think they're at that phase yet.

This amount of water would be used no matter what buildings they were constructing in that amount of space. Meaning: This article is pretty misleading clickbait (because a lot of people hate data centers lately, the headline will generate clicks).

The alternative is to have loads of data centers instead of one big one. That's more expensive, so they build a single big one.

If you don't like data centers, it makes sense to build a few really, really big ones like this rather than lots of smaller ones. Because data centers are necessary and important aspects of modern living. They're not going to just go away. There's nothing that could replace them.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Koalas have nearly identical fingerprints as well:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/koala-fingerprints/

[–] riskable@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago (33 children)

Everyone wants to access Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, etc through their TV interface and I just don't get it. The best experience is when you hook up a PC to your TV... not some TV-centric Android OS or Roku's thing.

Install Kubuntu on some old PC with a GPU that can handle 4K @60Hz and you're good to go. KDE and Firefox let you crank up the zoom so everything's easy to read and it even has HDR support (though I prefer going without it... Old person eyes).

It's such a vastly superior experience. Not only do you get the usual stuff, you can use a real keyboard to type into that search bar. You can also access all those pirate streaming sites and do normal PC stuff like play games.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

Remember kids: It's not okay to give your developers access to production credentials. However, it's totally fine to give them to hallucinating GPU addicts.

[–] riskable@programming.dev -5 points 1 month ago

So their AI prompts are like...

Women: "My boyfriend keeps looking at his phone instead of me!"

Men: "Explain the Bessemer process to me in case I get Isekai'd."

?

[–] riskable@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Bah! I think birds are fowl.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 180 points 1 month ago (75 children)

I browse "All" most of the time and the Femcel Memes show up pretty regularly. It's not like this gif though. It's more like watching a super interesting science experiment.

"Ah, yes. I see. I see. How interesting!"

My scientific notes so far:

  • They crave cuddles. It's almost like a cuddle-based economy.
[–] riskable@programming.dev 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

I swear, if there's an afterlife, you won't be judged based on how good or bad you were. It'll be based on your hypocrisy.

Example 1

Death: "You were a mob boss. You had many people injured, tortured, and murdered. Did you ever try to fool anyone into thinking you were not a mobster? That you were innocent?"

Mobster soul: "Only law enforcement! I mean, everyone knew I was the head of a criminal organization. I was a proud mob boss! I acted accordingly and never misrepresented myself!"

Death: "You will be reincarnated. We have many worlds in need of villains."

Example 2

Death: "You were a politician, fraudster, and serial philanderer. You took many lovers in secret. Made many promises you never kept. That you never intended to keep."

Politician soul: "Guilty as charged! But hey, I gave millions to charity! I was super polite and never personally physically harmed a single person. I mean, so many people thought I was great! Obviously, that means I was!"

Death: "You will serve in hell."

[–] riskable@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

The tech firm was not named by the court.

Why the fuck not‽

The fact that this is even possible in China blows my mind. Court proceedings should always be a matter of public record unless there's some grand reason like national security concerns or victims that could face very real danger from their names becoming public.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Their... menace?

[–] riskable@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

I love Canada Dry Zero. It tastes great if it's really cold.

Zero sugar (uses aspartame)

[–] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't they already have a king?

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