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  1. Comment on Norway will suspend further reservation of electricity connections for data centers while the country figures out how to handle the burden they place on the the grid in ~tech

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    I wish I lived in a more civilized country.

    I wish I lived in a more civilized country.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on RIP Cybertruck. You were unloved, unwanted, and utterly absurd. in ~transport

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    See, this is the problem - its a 'wannabe' love letter to cyberpunk, cyberpunk design while utilitarian in essense, still has flair, design, interest. This didn't have that, it was just angular...

    but the cybertruck reads as a love statement for cyberpunk, right down to its bullet proof glass windows.

    See, this is the problem - its a 'wannabe' love letter to cyberpunk, cyberpunk design while utilitarian in essense, still has flair, design, interest. This didn't have that, it was just angular brutalist steel, with even less creativity or flair than brutalist design.

    The cybertruck was supposed to convince the US military that Tesla could build tanks and passenger military vehicles, that's literally the reason for it existing. The governments of the world came to the conclusion that this just wasn't it.

    13 votes

  4. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society

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    I think everyone seems to forget that a lot of people (conservatives, non-politicals) truly believe, deep down, that the only reason Trump 1.0 failed, was because of COVID getting in the way, and...

    I think everyone seems to forget that a lot of people (conservatives, non-politicals) truly believe, deep down, that the only reason Trump 1.0 failed, was because of COVID getting in the way, and believe he should be given a "proper" full attempt at playing president. That's the only reason he was re-elected (and Biden not stepping aside three months earlier) . They believe (even if it's left unsaid) that Trump was only a failure due to COVID, but now it's quite evident that was not the case and that Trump is a failure because he is a failure of a person.

    I also believe there is some psychology in place that Trump was the last thing "before" COVID, and so it was an attempt to get back to some "normalcy" based on the romantization of the direct 'before-time', but I digress.

    14 votes

  5. Comment on A stunning rebuke of anti-trans US politics: Republicans spent $200 million attacking trans people and lost everything in ~lgbt

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    Focusing on economic messaging, platforms that affect everyone makes the most sense to me. You can campaign on and make your focus on "tangible" things such as the economy, infrastructure, jobs,...

    Focusing on economic messaging, platforms that affect everyone makes the most sense to me. You can campaign on and make your focus on "tangible" things such as the economy, infrastructure, jobs, healthcare, while still committing to social policies, but not make it the core of your platform.

    Look at it this way: Economics happen to everyone. Being supportive/protecting of minority rights only directly effects those in the minority. Yes, there may be strong support across the populace for those things, but they are not a tangible direct thing. Politics is personal, to properly campaign you have to find a way to make your core, unquestionable, drive and policy arguments based on something personal that effects everyone. Democrats have spent the last 15? years primarily on identity politics, campaigning on the things that do not directly effect everyone.

    and I say this as someone who is a one of those terrifying queer socialists

    17 votes

  6. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society

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    He sounded so dejected, almost sad, obviously doped up and slurring. It was wonderful to hear.

    He sounded so dejected, almost sad, obviously doped up and slurring. It was wonderful to hear.

    10 votes

  7. Comment on 2026 United States midterm elections megathread in ~society

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    Blue. Texas. Georgia. Iowa. Maine. This is a historic slaughter. Fucking finally.

    Blue. Texas. Georgia. Iowa. Maine.

    This is a historic slaughter. Fucking finally.

    59 votes

  8. Comment on Master Boot Record - Computer Metal (2026) in ~music

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    It is taking every bit of my soul to convince myself that the ~$35 in shipping to the US is worth it.

    It is taking every bit of my soul to convince myself that the ~$35 in shipping to the US is worth it.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Master Boot Record - Computer Metal (2026) in ~music

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    This album is a lot darker and heavier sounding, certainly appropriate for the name "Computer Metal" and while INTERRUPT REQUEST will likely remain my all time favorite, this one is giving it some...

    This album is a lot darker and heavier sounding, certainly appropriate for the name "Computer Metal" and while INTERRUPT REQUEST will likely remain my all time favorite, this one is giving it some incredible competition.

    Jealous of the giant floppy you've got there (-;

    2 votes

  10. Comment on Master Boot Record - Computer Metal (2026) in ~music

  11. Comment on Master Boot Record - Computer Metal (2026) in ~music

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    This is by far their best album, it's so incredibly creative. I didn't think they would ever able to beat INTERRUPT REQUEST or C:\>CHKDSK /F, but here we are. I just can't get over the just...

    This is by far their best album, it's so incredibly creative. I didn't think they would ever able to beat INTERRUPT REQUEST or C:\>CHKDSK /F, but here we are. I just can't get over the just wailing guitar on top of the bitcrushing bass.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech

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    No, but we can try. If anything we can literally vaporize them.

    No, but we can try.

    If anything we can literally vaporize them.

  14. Comment on Patrick Stewart dead: 'Star Trek' captain, 'X-Men' superhero was 86 in ~movies

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    Oh. This is going to affect me more than or nearly as hard as George Carlin passing back in '08 did. This is a horrible year.

    Oh. This is going to affect me more than or nearly as hard as George Carlin passing back in '08 did. This is a horrible year.

    15 votes

  15. Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech

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    According to Wikipedia, we have already done this as a species, USSR/Russia did: This link shows what the sat looked like in orbit.

    According to Wikipedia, we have already done this as a species, USSR/Russia did:

    The only such device flown before was Znamya, designed by the Soviet Union and launched by Russia. Znamya 2, deployed from a Progress cargo craft near the Mir space station in February 1993, unfurled a 20 m mylar reflector and briefly cast a moonlight-bright, roughly 5 km spot across Europe.^[7]^ The follow-on mission, Znamya 2.5, failed during deployment in 1999 due to human error.^[6]^^[8]^

    The mirror deployed successfully, and, when illuminated, produced a 5 km wide bright spot, which traversed Europe from southern France to western Russia at a speed of 8 km/s.^[2]^ The bright spot had a luminosity equivalent to approximately that of a full moon.^[3]^ Although clouds covered much of Europe that morning, a few ground observers reported seeing a flash of light as the beam swept by

    The Znamya 2.5 was a successor to the Znamya 2, which was deployed on 5 February 1999. It had a diameter of 25 m, and was expected to produce a bright spot 7 km in diameter, with luminosity between five and ten full moons. However, soon after deployment, the mirror caught on an antenna on the Progress, and ripped.

    This link shows what the sat looked like in orbit.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech

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    ...perhaps strong enough to burn through the clouds, I can get on board with some purposeful climate engineering....

    ...perhaps strong enough to burn through the clouds, I can get on board with some purposeful climate engineering....

  17. Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech

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    L1-L5 is massive amount of room, we barely have anything up there. The problem rests on low earth orbit satellites, mainly for communication. These iirc can fit comfortable in the L2-L3 range...

    L1-L5 is massive amount of room, we barely have anything up there. The problem rests on low earth orbit satellites, mainly for communication.

    These iirc can fit comfortable in the L2-L3 range which isn't even noticeable.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Contender for the most non-viable startup: Reflect Orbital in ~tech

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    Surprisingly possible. They redirect solar beams to on the ground areas for power generation, construction lighting, can also aid farming in areas with too little sunlight. It's a fascinating...

    Surprisingly possible. They redirect solar beams to on the ground areas for power generation, construction lighting, can also aid farming in areas with too little sunlight. It's a fascinating idea, and an idea that I support scientifically, commercially I would have to see it in action and gauge if it causes meaningful nighttime light pollution.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Interactive digital model of the Casio F-91W watch using statecharts in ~tech

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    Found this while looking for something entirely different. github

    Found this while looking for something entirely different.

    github

    3 votes