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  1. Comment on US indoor marijuana grow operations are consuming a staggering amount of energy in ~enviro

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    That depends are we defining energy simply as electricity in this case? Because outdoor AG uses a ton of energy, just in different forms (both direct and indirect). Edit: Okay so I started down...

    That depends are we defining energy simply as electricity in this case? Because outdoor AG uses a ton of energy, just in different forms (both direct and indirect).


    Edit: Okay so I started down the rabbit hole of off-site linked articles they use, they're using the terms interchangeably so energy = electricity for these purposes.

    I only have the 2016 numbers at hand but the rough estimate for outdoor AG in the US is a total use of 1,975 petajoules (this will have grown substantially) and cannabis would be 596 petajoules which is still a very impressive number actually given they're fundamentally a monocrop.

    FYI if you're wondering our server centers are getting close to that outdoor AG energy usage though. It's possible our server farms will need more energy input than our actual food producing farms soon.

    8 votes
  2. Comment on Rare Stradivarius violin auctioned for $11.3 million in ~music

  3. Comment on UK orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts in ~tech

  4. Comment on US documents say Project 2025’s creators The Heritage Foundation want to dox Wikipedia’s volunteer editors of pages related to Palestine conflict using powerful tools in ~tech

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    Fascists gonna fascist.

    Fascists gonna fascist.

    5 votes
  5. Comment on 40 gods, 40 hours in ~creative

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    I think I have a bottle of ZENROSYNE around here somewhere. What's it all about?

    I think I have a bottle of ZENROSYNE around here somewhere. What's it all about?

    1 vote
  6. Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationery items? in ~creative

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    https://noodlersink.com/about-us/ 100% made in USA, priced super affordable ($15/3oz), archival grade, forgery resistant, waterproof, quick drying, etc etc. They call it bulletproof ink. So...

    https://noodlersink.com/about-us/

    100% made in USA, priced super affordable ($15/3oz), archival grade, forgery resistant, waterproof, quick drying, etc etc. They call it bulletproof ink.

    So basically it's an amazingly high quality ink that you get a large amount of for a really fair and affordable price.

    2 votes
  7. Comment on What are everyone’s favourite pens and stationery items? in ~creative

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    Definitely not unique but I love my Lamy Safari with Noodler's Black Ink. I'll write on anything from random post-it notes, to my moleskin notebooks, to legal pads, etc. lol

    Definitely not unique but I love my Lamy Safari with Noodler's Black Ink.

    I'll write on anything from random post-it notes, to my moleskin notebooks, to legal pads, etc. lol

    13 votes
  8. Comment on Live updates of day one executive orders / actions taken by US President Donald Trump in ~society

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    All it requires is being charged, not actually committing the crime. Can't imagine how that could be abused.

    All it requires is being charged, not actually committing the crime. Can't imagine how that could be abused.

    35 votes
  9. Comment on Magnus Carlsen has been disqualified from the World Rapid Championship in New York due to a dress code violation – also withdrawing from the World Blitz in ~games.tabletop

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    Imagine caring if a player has jeans on or not.

    Imagine caring if a player has jeans on or not.

    30 votes
  10. Comment on What’s something you’re personally proud of from this year? in ~life

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    I survived.

    I survived.

    9 votes
  11. Comment on Disney pulls transgender storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ streaming series in ~tv

  12. Comment on Project Zomboid Build 42 Unstable released in ~games

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    Honestly it's been stable for me so far, no crashes and no real hitches. ymmv

    Honestly it's been stable for me so far, no crashes and no real hitches. ymmv

    2 votes
  13. Comment on How opioid giant Endo escaped a $7 billion US federal penalty in ~health

  14. Comment on How opioid giant Endo escaped a $7 billion US federal penalty in ~health

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    But if I go 7 miles over the speed limit I'm paying a fine. There needs to be a corporate death penalty. When they pull this shit there needs to be a means to take it into receivership,...

    But if I go 7 miles over the speed limit I'm paying a fine.

    There needs to be a corporate death penalty. When they pull this shit there needs to be a means to take it into receivership, replacement all the C suite/management (toss their asses in jail), remove the ownership/stockholders and nationalize the entity until further decisions about the future of the org can be made.

    I'm sick of teams of high priced attorneys and their bought off politicians allowing this country and it's people to be repeatedly raped by corporate america.

    12 votes
  15. Comment on Project Zomboid Build 42 Unstable released in ~games

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    Was playing it within minutes of the release. lol Now just gotta get all the mods caught up.

    Was playing it within minutes of the release. lol

    Now just gotta get all the mods caught up.

    3 votes
  16. Comment on Doctor fired after running emergency department warns about effect of for-profit firms on US health care (2022) in ~health

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    But think of the landlords and all the amazing, worthwhile valuable services they provide to society! /s

    But think of the landlords and all the amazing, worthwhile valuable services they provide to society! /s

    14 votes
  17. Comment on Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for positive drug tests in ~health

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    Oh look, more victims of the drug war legacy. Nothing more American than traumatizing vulnerable people and criminalizing being a woman. I'm shocked, shocked I say!

    Oh look, more victims of the drug war legacy. Nothing more American than traumatizing vulnerable people and criminalizing being a woman. I'm shocked, shocked I say!

    12 votes
  18. Comment on ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in ~society

  19. Comment on Industry groups are suing the US Federal Trade Commission to stop its click to cancel rule in ~tech

  20. Comment on Asmongold's Twitch channel temporarily banned following racist rant about Palestinians in ~games

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    YouTube didn't bop him...Twitch did. YouTube never touched his channel. YouTube only cares if an advertiser complains about it, that's it. They've allowed some of the most heinous shit ever to...

    YouTube didn't bop him...Twitch did. YouTube never touched his channel.

    YouTube only cares if an advertiser complains about it, that's it. They've allowed some of the most heinous shit ever to proliferate and infect so many places and spaces.