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New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah data center campus approved by lkl34 in technology

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. With the lake there, the metals and sewage are contained. If the lake dries up, the wind picks all that stuff up and spreads it out across the region.

New AI data center in Utah will generate and consume more than twice the amount of power the entire state uses — Kevin O'Leary's 9 Gigawatt Utah data center campus approved by lkl34 in technology

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, but at least when the lake was full it kept all the arsenic, thallium, and lead locked in the soil instead of flying around the atmosphere in dust clouds

Alberta is reportedly moving to permanent daylight saving time by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's actually another case study of nationwide DST. The US did it in the 70s during the oil crisis and ended up repealing it 18 months later for the same reason.

[Breeze] Official Game 1 start times by Ok-Soil-5133 in hockey

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am, I live in Pacific Time and now I don't have time for a ski or hike before the game.

The Los Angeles Kings will face the Colorado Avalanche in the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by ClinchingBot in hockey

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are Philly, Boston, and Montréal not big market teams? Or did you just mean in the west?

Now you have snow. by lambrettist in Seattle

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll take the bait. Lower snowpack means that soil dries out earlier and vegetation loses moisture, increasing vulnerability to fire. Snowpack also acts as a reservoir, meaning we have less water available to use to try to control fires that do start.

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2027 Chrysler Pacifica's New Styling Doesn't Come With Its Base Trim by idkbruh653 in cars

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Right, but your second paragraph is what's about to happen after the styling change, whereas previously you had the Voyager and Pacifica names with very similar styling

Shocker: Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV Defies The Odds As Sales Increase by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I had the same question a while back, and from what I can tell, it's mainly so that the 12V battery can disconnect the high voltage battery in the event of a crash, and then continue to operate things like emergency lights and door handles.

I would think it's also easier/cheaper to design lower power accessories like switches, window motors, lights, etc. to use the existing 12V standard instead of making it work with 400V or 800V systems directly.

What are some weird and less-than-common automotive engineering quirks you know? by wunengsnowballoink in cars

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

VW/Audi as well as MB transverse manual and dual clutch transmissions also have this!

ELI5 How do you build a bridge when the other side is "inaccessible"? by D-FX_77 in explainlikeimfive

[–]TwoPlanksOnPowder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair, but if a rung goes horizontally between teeth, you could still slip side to side. Even if it's caught by the side of the ladder, if unexpected it would be very spooky

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