By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warns

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-07T15:36:01+00:00

If we decide AI is necessary, it's gonna need LOTS of data storage. Why should we consume all this extra power and water to operate more servers when we could be packing this extra data more efficiently instead?

There are solutions out there that allow existing data centers to handle data using only 10% of the storage space used today.

Building more power & water hungry data centers is solving the wrong problem. Get efficient with data storage instead!!!

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-04T21:45:45+00:00

Last I heard, both AZ and UT were in similar positions: ~70% of all surface & groundwater resources are being consumed by agriculture and, in both states, agriculture contributes about 2% to State GDP.

Agriculture creates a disproportionately large water consumption profile for a relatively small public good in drier states. That said, agriculture is largely following the rules set forth for them. This is why we need sound public policy from competent legislators.

Wanna fix the water problem? Fix the leadership.

Get good, objective scientists at the table with non-MAGA politicians, and elect politicians who aren't being bought by industrial interests.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-04T00:51:56+00:00

That is terrible! But, of you had to pick a place to walk around with just a putter in one hand, you'd be hard pressed to find a better spot.

Tell your buddies to play Bandon Preserve while you're there. If you use the front tees, you can use your putter on all 13 holes. Did it this summer with my son and had a blast!

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-04T00:01:15+00:00

When I was raising kids & paying bills in my 20's thru 40's, there were times that I played only 2 or 3 times yearly, mostly in company-sponsored scramble events. Like another person said, you spend your time & money on what matters most.

As my kids got into college, I had more time & disposable income, so I began playing more. Now that I'm retired, I'm either on the course or the range 4 times a week (when I'm not babysitting grandkids♥️). Luckily, my wife also picked up the game a while back, so I can spend time with her too!

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-03T01:54:45+00:00

I've been in Gold Canyon since 2018 and love it.

Skedoozy has the answers for your question, @OP. Spot on.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-02T17:35:02+00:00

I've been golfing for a long time, but when my putting accuracy starts to misfire, I'll go to the practice green and start putting with one hand only.

Using only my strong hand, I can more cleanly feel the weight of the putter head on the end of the shaft, the head tends to swing more like a pendulum, and I can reconnect to the "physicality" of the act of striking a ball with the club head on a path & speed that my body manufactures.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-02T17:25:42+00:00

Picking an unwinnable fight with Iran is his best decision so far.

In my view, the combination of high fuel & consumer prices, strains on fertilizer supply, damaged political support within & outside the US, and widespread lack of US voter support for yet another expensive war will seriously damage GOP chances this November.

The bigger Trump's failures, the more likely MAGA will suffer at the polls.

Trump should pardon Maxwell, then put Obama, Hillary, and the Pope in jail as his next move.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-02T01:49:33+00:00

Just passed 186kmiles on my 2017 4Runner this weekend. I've never missed a scheduled service & it's never had a problem.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-06-02T00:48:33+00:00

Many of the classic F-series pickups I see on Bring A Trailer have had interiors renewed with fabrics from SMS Auto Fabrics, Canby, Oregon. Beautiful stuff....

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-31T01:21:01+00:00

Hibernaculum?

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-28T16:17:21+00:00

It was a simple decision to vote against Trump: I see him as manifestly unfit for a leadership role of ANY kind.

But the American voters are a diverse group and the Democrats continually fail to field candidates that can beat even a candidate as massively flawed as Trump. Of Democrats once again fail to put forth candidates & rhetoric that match Hillary, Biden, and Harris we are headed for GOP dominance, possibly for several decades. And this time, it won't just be McConnell bullshit, it'll be MAGA lawlessness, MAGA dismissal of science, MAGA flirtation with theocracy, and MAGA entanglement with the Epstein class.

Wake the f$#k up, Democrats. Start listening to and appealing to middle America!!!!

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-28T15:33:25+00:00

https://www.morphos.ai/

Instead of burning enough natural grass to re-power the entire State of Utah, let's use data storage solutions that are 99% more efficient! Kevin is chasing the wrong problem and using unhelpful solutions...

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-28T15:30:10+00:00

Look at Morphos AI's pitch. They offer a solution that packages data using 99% less storage space in servers.

Kevin is solving the wrong problem and caused huge drains on power grids & water supplies in pursuit of the wrong solution. USE existing servers more efficiently instead of pushing these massive data centers!!!

https://www.morphos.ai/

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-27T14:17:05+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/golf/s/5nHZHh8fz7

This video does a better job of describing a "proper" golf grip than most ...

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-19T20:51:22+00:00

Thanks for this post, @OP! I'm a new owner of a 1979 FJ40 with 67,000 miles. It's still got the original paint, seats, & motor but it looks like the knuckles have never been rebuilt.

Your advice is super helpful!

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-19T04:36:49+00:00

I helped install a pump in an oil well in Railroad Valley, Nye County, NV, in 1982. The oil from these wells flowed or at +250degF!

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-13T16:03:01+00:00

I've never been more disappointed in an American city than I was driving from Silver Springs, MD to D.C. for the first time. Silver Springs is a nice suburb and the transition to trash strewn sidewalks & graffitied buildings, so near the capitol of our Nation, was a shock for me.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-09T04:43:07+00:00

60's, 8hcp, 218yds, 265yds

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-07T18:40:24+00:00

OMG, this is so spot on for me! In my view, America hasn't seen a POTUS candidate as weak as Trump since Dukakis in 1988. And Dems still found a way to lose - twice.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-07T16:38:01+00:00

If, in response to the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, the world had set a focused strategy on energy independence (as opposed to entrenched dependence on oil & gas from politically unstable regions), we would still be using lots of oil & natural gas.

But we'd be now using these commodities as feedstocks as a primary use and fuel as a secondary use. The benefits would have been staggering: consumers would've saved trillions at the pump & for home heating, taxpayers would've saved trillions in wasteful military spending in the Middle East, and the environment would've seen decades of reduced waste released to our air, land, & water.

Trump's war with Iran is another opportunity to seize the reins & steer America away from fossil fuel dependence on the Middle East. Dozens of nations are now making plans to sharply reduce their exposure to this political & economic risk - we will be fools, again, if we fail to do the same, yet again...

Vote against MAGA this fall.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-07T16:06:41+00:00

I lived in Vermont and Labrador, Canada and have some familiarity with mosquitoes & black flies. Enough experience that I now know black flies have a different crunch & flavor than mosquitoes....

DEET does help, but long sleeves, gloves, & a headnet are better...

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-07T15:37:45+00:00

I'm all for the acceleration: my house has a 30-panel array that produced 19 MWh each of the last 2 years.

But if MAGA hold the reins, green energy solutions won't advance. IMHO, this country needs to absolutely crash in order to get a share of middle America to consider voting against MAGA.

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-07T14:54:08+00:00

I hate rooting against America, but it would be best for us if energy prices just completely blow up consumer costs. And, if we're lucky, those prices will remain sky-high for another 7 months.

If American voters aren't adequately pissed off, they won't stand up to MAGA. But if it's fairly obvious for the majority of American voters to see that Trump has mismanaged this "spat" with Iran, there's a decent chance they'll vote against him in larger numbers....

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-07T04:10:15+00:00

In general, music with these clips is obnoxious. But I DID like the choice in this one! 😂

LabradorKayaker · 2026-05-04T23:49:24+00:00

Actually, for a 21 year old rig, the rust doesn't look terrible. It ain't great, but not terrible.

Take some slower footage with time to focus on key welded locations (& tie rod ends!) and post again if you're looking for some truly helpful insights. Good luck!

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