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Amateur epistemologist. Change my mind. Come for the bad jokes, stay for the lukewarm takes. REPOST β‰ˆ endorsement. πŸ“π™Žπ™šπ™–π™©π™©π™‘π™š, π™’π˜Ό

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Maybe domestic LNG prices are completely immune to huge jumps in global energy prices.

It was $2.86/MMBTU before the war began. We'll see where it goes.

09.03.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They basically want to install a new Shah that will hand over control of 40% of their oil fields.

09.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sorry for your loss.

I've followed (w/o mute).

09.03.2026 05:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Data Centers Are Turning to Gas Generators for Prime Power to Eliminate Long Lead Times for Grid Connections Backup generators are gaining a new lease on life in data centers due to the chronic shortage of available power across North America.

Oh, here's a more general story:

09.03.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Utah’s massive data centers can’t get the power they need, so they’re building their own Utah’s headlong rush to build data centers to power the AI boom is likely to rely upon fossil fuels for the foreseeable future, raising concerns about the state’s already struggling air quality.

Here's another example story. If you search for "data center generators" you'll see lots of similar stories.

There's ~650 new datacenters expected over the next 5 years, so this is still a growing problem that we're still far from solving.

09.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

look, some ppl just repost too much

09.03.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it worked for Ukraine

09.03.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
xAI data center running 35 generators

xAI data center running 35 generators

That was true a several years ago ago.

Currently, data centers across the country are being built out faster than the power distribution infrastructure can keep up with, so they're using diesel generators, gas turbine generators, and even aircraft engine generators.

09.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICYMI β€” Trump lied.

(From @bluegeorgia.bsky.social )

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a group of young men are dancing in a park . one of the men is wearing glasses and a hoodie . ALT: a group of young men are dancing in a park . one of the men is wearing glasses and a hoodie .
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War in Iran: The US π˜Ύπ™€π™£π™œπ™§π™šπ™¨π™¨'𝙨 inability to limit the president's war powers is a danger to world order

09.03.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech in front of a crowd of people with the words cool cool cool behind him ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech in front of a crowd of people with the words cool cool cool behind him
09.03.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iran's government is more hardline, its people are poorer and more isolated, the region's on fire, and the global economy feels like its about to go into shock

If you want to know why people wanted to avoid war with Iran for so long, you're finding out in real time

09.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 3109 πŸ” 611 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 21

setting their sewer system ablaze may not have been the best strategy to win hearts and minds

09.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No concerns about bombing school children.

BIG MAD about bombing that sweet, sweet black gold.

At least he's honest about the real purpose of the Iran War.

09.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does that mean we can ask about the rest of the unreleased Epstein files now?

09.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans have already given Trump a blank check to do what he wants.

The only hope for some serious guardrails a new Congress next January.

09.03.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People are saying it's the most Orwellian legislation name of all time.

09.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
09.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I care about the truth. I don't think it's a good thing to try to convince people that the White House is saying that a draft is on the table when that's not at all what they said. It's the exact kind of garbage right-wing politics sites do. I hate that stuff.

09.03.2026 01:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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an aside comment - it's sketchy that the original map used three shades of pale yellows for areas that are pretty important to distinguish (BLM, national park, tribal lands)

09.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is insane. 2.5M acres affected (all the red areas in the map).

They're going to be using very outdated data from 2008 to justify their new environmental impact study.

We're not going to get back to 1994 timber production levels; That's unsustainable and unrealistic.

09.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

My guess is the general concern is misinformation being spread for clicks, and the erosion of the public trust in news institutions.

09.03.2026 01:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

one hypothetical I could possibly believe:
The WH, w/ help from Fox, wanted to float the topic of a potential draft into the public discourse, but in an extremely non-committal way. Trump loves A/B testing his policies and messaging. (17% chance.)

09.03.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

well, he's half right

09.03.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT

Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT

"oil prices ... will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over"

Surely this will be any day now, right?
And definitely not months from now, surely.
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09.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2029

09.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He's going to open up some of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when his approval rating drops, and more before the election.

09.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Say she dodged the topic of military draft, which was part of the preface for the question but not the question itself.

09.03.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0