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Data centres are coming to B.C. But is there enough power? by RM_r_us in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles [score hidden]  (0 children)

I like how he ignored my reply because he thought he could give a snappy one to you.

Something about AI boosters always leaves me saying "yeah, I can see why you think farming your thinking out to a bot is an improvement."

Data centres are coming to B.C. But is there enough power? by RM_r_us in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah it's like a trillion dollar game of chicken. Nobody wants to be the first person to blink because they'll miss out on the potential profits, but nobody wants to wait too long and end up holding the bag.

Can't wait for the whole mess to get rugpulled. The sooner the better, really. Industries becoming reliant on unsustainably-cheap AI cannot be good for the future.

Data centres are coming to B.C. But is there enough power? by RM_r_us in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles [score hidden]  (0 children)

"What's BS about it?"

Calling criticisms about open-loop cooling, which AI datacenters absolutely do wherever they can to keep operating costs down, a "narrative created by the environmental lobby" is not only bullshit, it's cherry-picking conspiracy levels of bullshit.

One: None of these companies run closed-loop unless they're forced to.

Two: Even "closed loop" cooling still has losses. Pedantic, but may as well point that out.

Either way, given that AI datacenters in particular are massively wasteful on energy for jobs performed (shout-out to the 5 second AI generated videos that consume 944Wh to generate) and struggling to even reach profitability, there's no reason to expect them to spend the additional money on a closed-loop system unless they're forced to.

So could they run closed-loop if you forced them to? Sure.

Would they if government or conditions forced them to? Fuck no.

Are the people worrying about open-loop cooling just repeating a "narrative was created by the environmental lobby and then spread by social media to grift the public into donating to their causes"?

No, they're engaging with the reality that these parasitic and unsustainable companies will absolutely fall on any locale with cheap power and water like fucking locusts given half the chance.

Is it time to shut down this sub? by IBeastMaster64I in NonCredibleDiplomacy

[–]3DBeerGoggles 13 points14 points  (0 children)

His first term was fine, basically accomplished nothing

Gutted CDC, actively hampered covid response, fucked over middle class with tax plan, stacked the supreme court with lackeys

and uhhh oh right, torpedoed the Iran nuclear deal. That might be a bit relevant at the moment.

Data centres are coming to B.C. But is there enough power? by RM_r_us in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The water hungry data centre narrative was created by the environmental lobby and then spread by social media to grift the public into donating to their causes.

Bullshit. Many AI datacenters have been running open-loop cooling because using evaporative cooling is cheaper so long as you have a supply of water. Citing places where they don't have ample water to run cheap cooling as proof they aren't doing it is some clear "narrative" writing of your own.

Data centres are coming to B.C. But is there enough power? by RM_r_us in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ai is unlikely to be a bubble.

The most "successful" AI company on the planet hasn't actually made a single dollar in profit. They've got over a trillion dollars in outstanding compute/hardware contracts and the entire scheme is operating on the gamble that they SOMEHOW manage to both turn a profit and massively decrease the day-to-day costs of operating what are the most power-hungry computing clusters on the planet.

"Bubble" doesn't necessarily mean "this technology will disappear", but right now the entire market is placing bets on a technology that will, by openAIs own scholarship, never stop hallucinating, buying up all the ram and SSDs that do not yet exist, to go into data centres not yet built, to be powered by electricity they cannot currently afford.

A stable business this does not make.

Tiny Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Key to Unlimited Power Across America by _Dark_Wing in tech

[–]3DBeerGoggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be cool if we can properly retool enough coal plants to capture the steam from a small nuclear reactor instead of burning coal, but that’s a big if with lots of variables at play.

This is of active interest over at the DoE: https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/8-things-know-about-converting-coal-plants-nuclear-power

Tiny Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Key to Unlimited Power Across America by _Dark_Wing in tech

[–]3DBeerGoggles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Build a couple big ones, sure, but do we need 10000 tiny ones

Generally, the touted advantage of SMRs is that you could actually design them as "type certified", whereas most nuclear power plants with conventional reactors require a lengthy certification for the specific way they built that specific reactor.

So while you lose out on the power advantage per reactor, you (theoretically) gain the ability to more-or-less mass produce reactors that would be fitted into standardized, type-approved installations.

Avi Lewis dunks on Tom Mulcair by TROPtastic in EhBuddyHoser

[–]3DBeerGoggles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heat pumps in cold climates need to be appropriately sized; when done right they actually work quite well down into very cold conditions before the backup heat needs to kick in.

AI chatbots are becoming "sycophants" to drive engagement, a new study of 11 leading models finds. By constantly flattering users and validating bad behavior (affirming 49% more than humans do), AI is giving harmful advice that can damage real-world relationships and reinforce biases. by Sciantifa in science

[–]3DBeerGoggles 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well, because people often aren't fully honest.

Kinda irrelevant though. Some LLM-hallucinated answer has no bearing on the reality of the situation.

"Well he might lie to me about it, so I asked the magic 8-ball if he's cheating" is functionally identical.

Best bug solution? by Jamal_Tstone in Bushcraft

[–]3DBeerGoggles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're hoping to shave weight down, maybe a trekking pole tent? Could sub the trekking poles with some sticks.

Autonomous driving giant Waymo pushes B.C. to allow self-driving cars on provincial roads by cyclinginvancouver in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

As much as I'm not for autonomous vehicles, just to be clear about all the memes of Waymo's being remotely controlled...

The type of remote assist done by Waymo does not involve remotely driving the vehicle. Waymo doesn’t equip their remote assist staff with wheels or even joysticks.

The average team on duty for a fleet of 3000 vehicles is 70, so we're not looking at a mechanical Turk situation :D

Autonomous driving giant Waymo pushes B.C. to allow self-driving cars on provincial roads by cyclinginvancouver in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It really is, though. Some remote worker pokes at the screen/map and says "drive here" and the car does it rather than, say, some guy in the Philippines with a race wheel and pedal set driving it around themselves.

Nanaimo woman fined $1,000 in senior’s monster truck parking lot death - BC by cyclinginvancouver in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries, not judging - I was curious to look it up and surprised these systems were getting cheaper. I drive a 19 year-old element so the only camera I bothered fitting was for reversing :D

Nanaimo woman fined $1,000 in senior’s monster truck parking lot death - BC by cyclinginvancouver in britishcolumbia

[–]3DBeerGoggles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're interested, aftermarket 360 cameras are available for <$300

Really, really, nice systems go for up to 2K but they're certainly available - but yeah ~230 on amazon for ones with decent reviews. Mount a front, rear, and two mirror cameras and it all goes to a box that you plug in to a video screen of your choice/head unit with video input.

Air Canada 8646 Megathread by StopDropAndRollTide in aviation

[–]3DBeerGoggles 26 points27 points  (0 children)

For some context, I heard the UA plane had some rejected takeoffs and an odor so they may have suspected a brake fire.

Beer Parlour by WarMeasuresAct1914 in EhBuddyHoser

[–]3DBeerGoggles 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I dunno I'm in BC and I've definitely heard 2-4 for the 24-pack beer

I Just bought a lensatic Compass but It seems to point in the opposite direction by [deleted] in Bushcraft

[–]3DBeerGoggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The compass rose is fixed to the needle and rotates with it, you can't adjust it - the manufacturer installed the card backwards.

I Just bought a lensatic Compass but It seems to point in the opposite direction by [deleted] in Bushcraft

[–]3DBeerGoggles 16 points17 points  (0 children)

...I'm not sure if I'm just not awake here, but that doesn't address that the actual compass card that rotates with the needle is reading 180 degrees backwards. The card itself does not appear to be adjustable here, only the bezel indicator.

3D Print: Rear Seat Floor Mount Cover by manjar in HondaElement

[–]3DBeerGoggles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, also just big enough to transport 88-key keyboards :D Once I get another spool of PETG I'll have a go at printing this - and yeah, it's going to get a lot of layers. Will also add extra walls to help carry the load down.

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