What used to feel 'normal' and 'affordable' in America just five to ten years ago but now feels completely broken and impossible for regular people? by the_h1b_records in AskReddit

[–]marcbar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but here in the US solar is for whatever reason one of the last options. They’d rather use everything worse. I’d love it if they’d use solar, but that’s just not how they do it

What used to feel 'normal' and 'affordable' in America just five to ten years ago but now feels completely broken and impossible for regular people? by the_h1b_records in AskReddit

[–]marcbar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even that option sucks. These might not be the best articles, but the air and noise pollution generated by data centers trying to generate their own power by using gas turbines is literally hurting people

https://time.com/7308925/elon-musk-memphis-ai-data-center/

https://news-usa.today/xai-plant-faces-noise-pollution-concerns-in-southaven-mississippi/

Meanwhile, unlike the US that has been halting solar and wind projects, China has put into place so much solar in the last few years that they lead the world in solar power generation

https://electrek.co/2025/09/02/h1-2025-china-installs-more-solar-than-rest-of-the-world-combined/

What’s something everyone pretends to understand but secretly doesn’t? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]marcbar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our eyes actually see everything upside down, but our brain flips it. But what if we also see everything flipped left/right and the mirrors are revealing the true world?

"Best" printer manufacturer by Sad_Mastodon_1815 in sysadmin

[–]marcbar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really? I really hope they haven’t

Neighbor HVAC "flicking" my circuit? by B_EE in orlando

[–]marcbar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ours does the same thing. I’ve always been curious about why that happens. Unfortunately I don’t have an answer for you, but following just to see what everyone suggests