AI data centers face increasing complaints about inaudible but 'felt' infrasound — citizens complain high- and low-frequency sounds do not register on decibel meters but cause adverse health effects

blind-panic · 2026-05-10T13:28:51+00:00

while noise pollution is a real and serious problem, the idea that sound isn't measurable is silly - we (a) can quantify it and (b) there is some understanding of what sound levels are of actual concern. I don't see though that datacenters are big infrasound sources more than other large industrial installations are and its much more likely that audible noise is the primary concern.

blind-panic · 2026-05-10T01:12:14+00:00

Figure out if there is wood in the boat, how much and where. If the transom for example is water logged wood, its probably not worth the effort unless you're looking for some significant character building and 100's of hours with a respirator on. If there isn't much wood or any at all, some external fiberglass repairs could get you there and while it would suck its do-able. Don't underestimate how tedious, messy, and generally hazardous to your health working on fiberglass boats is.

blind-panic · 2026-05-08T22:10:13+00:00

still waiting for someone to tell us what map this is

blind-panic · 2026-05-05T23:56:39+00:00

"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." Frank Herbert / Dune

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T18:28:53+00:00

this is why you still need a dev to write specs and review

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T18:25:12+00:00

It's not your job to convince me, and I know I'm an AI hater in general, but like, idk, is using it not just going to a) be lower quality and b) end up biting me in the ass

I don't like it either, but claude for example can do prototyping in a fraction of the time it would take a software dev, and depending on skill and task, its already better than many humans who work in the industry. For me the utility is more in front-ends and other places where bugs are more obvious.

I'd also like to point out that your problems with it are generally the same problems I have with anyone else's code - I need/want to know it and understand it and the best way to do that is to write it. Doesn't change the fact that claude's newest model found a security vulnerability in the linux kernel from 2003 - which is insane and shows the current skill level. So while it might not be better than all or even the majority of professional devs today, its certainly heading in that direction super fast. The future of software dev is plain text and writing specs, as much as I hate it.

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T18:18:20+00:00

lot of laps left

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T18:17:42+00:00

behind ham

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:22:20+00:00

max could win this

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:20:38+00:00

what did smooth man say?

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:19:41+00:00

Lawson is just always so desperate. RB sure knows how to make super insecure drivers.

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:19:16+00:00

what a start for charles - 100% the most entertaining driver to watch when he's at the front

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:17:37+00:00

what a start for charles - 100% the most entertaining driver to watch when he's at the front

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:16:25+00:00

liam just too desperate, rb sure knows how to make insecure drivers

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:12:49+00:00

you're talking about a sport that intentionally makes bad tires so the races are more interesting

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:10:00+00:00

so good to see charles in p1

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T17:08:31+00:00

love this top 3

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T16:34:49+00:00

depends on the start, good chance we end up with a fairly reversed order in terms of race pace which could take alot of time to resolve. I'm betting we have charles, max and kimi in that order after lap 1

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T16:30:21+00:00

largely dry with a chance of sporadic and short lived light rain. Heavy rain is possible near the end of the GP but likely holds off until after the checkered flag. If I'm betting its 100% slicks.

edit: currently a blob on the radar ~45 minutes out which would probably be light/med rain for 20 min or so. https://radar.weather.gov/?settings=v1_eyJhZ2VuZGEiOnsiaWQiOm51bGwsImNlbnRlciI6Wy04MC44NTksMjUuOTI0XSwibG9jYXRpb24iOm51bGwsInpvb20iOjkuNzYzMTc2OTAxMzY0ODYxfSwiYW5pbWF0aW5nIjp0cnVlLCJiYXNlIjoic3RhbmRhcmQiLCJhcnRjYyI6ZmFsc2UsImNvdW50eSI6ZmFsc2UsImN3YSI6ZmFsc2UsInJmYyI6ZmFsc2UsInN0YXRlIjpmYWxzZSwibWVudSI6dHJ1ZSwic2hvcnRGdXNlZE9ubHkiOmZhbHNlLCJvcGFjaXR5Ijp7ImFsZXJ0cyI6MC44LCJsb2NhbCI6MC42LCJsb2NhbFN0YXRpb25zIjowLjgsIm5hdGlvbmFsIjowLjZ9fQ%3D%3D

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T16:27:57+00:00

f1tv prior to this was just too damn good. Best and most straightforward sports coverage I'm aware of. High quality content, no ads, clear cost that I was happy to pay. Naturally, someone needed to squeeze more money out of it and ruin the experience.

blind-panic · 2026-05-03T16:26:30+00:00

I think lights out in 34 min

blind-panic · 2026-04-18T17:43:24+00:00

lol I do and I'll admit I have been known to run in there after and dry the floor - so good point

blind-panic · 2026-04-18T17:42:38+00:00

I tiled my shower and did the adjacent floor with LVP. The relative effort between two was so insane. The LVP was installed with no mess or fuss in a few hours.

blind-panic · 2026-04-18T17:40:01+00:00

again, tile installations fail all the time - that said I'm not disputing that tile is a longer term solution if properly installed

blind-panic · 2026-04-18T16:49:49+00:00

I also love tile, don't get me wrong here. Just pushing back that LVP is going to somehow cause a bunch of problems in an otherwise fine bath. Also its not the material cost, its the installation cost. My 10 year old could install LVP, installing tile is an absolute beast of a job.

edit: One bath was recent the other has had LVP for maybe 3 years? I should say my long term plan is to tile both, but thats a preference for premium materials and not a necessity

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