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mkhpalm··on Dolly Parton has died
Sierra Ferrell does a pretty good rendition of that. Its actually nice to know that Dolly got to hear/see/meet Sierra.. One of a few who might be able to haul a chunk of Dolly's influence forward.
mkhpalm··on Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads
I was just about to buy a new macbook myself but I guess I'm out now. Not sure what else to do except install linux on my current macbook to keep things supported.
mkhpalm··on Amazon Announces Multibillion-Dollar Data Center in Missouri
My mistake. Hopefully its less than 3-400 megawatts because that is the power needed to get San Diego onto 100% ocean water desalination. Currently 3/4ths of San Diego's water comes from the Colorado. That would be a big deal for everybody else in the Southwest.
mkhpalm··on Amazon Announces Multibillion-Dollar Data Center in Missouri
I'm relieved to hear it's 138 megawatts instead of 6 to 10 gigawatts we keep hearing about elsewhere.

For 6–10 gigawatt data centers I consider what else that amount of power could support. At current desalination efficiencies, 6 gigawatts of continuous power could produce roughly 11–14 million acre-feet of freshwater per year, comparable to the historical annual flow of the Colorado River.

So a single 6 GW power supply could theoretically generate enough freshwater to replace most or all of the Colorado River's annual flow. The famous river that is stretched thin but supports up to around 45 million people from Denver all the way to San Diego and even Mexico. So the comparison is we can have a single AI datacenter or a drought-proof water supply for a region constantly under drought restrictions.

I'm not saying don't build the other dozen or so 6 to 10 gigawatt data centers everybody keeps talking about. I'm just saying maybe we can do one less of those and use some of that power to support ocean water desalination instead.

mkhpalm··on I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis
My biggest complaint about AI is getting it to lock onto current or specific information has been darn near impossible. Its definitely there in its training data but for the life of me I cannot get it to stop bleeding long outdated or external information into its responses.
mkhpalm··on 'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win $34,000 Polymarket bet
Hair dryer? Or something like a mirror from a comfortable distance?
mkhpalm··on TikTok goes dark in the US
It’s important to note that media companies in China are required to have a Chinese partner who holds a majority stake, typically 51% or more.
mkhpalm··on $8k Suzuki from India received a 5-star crash test rating
My dad logged every single fuel stop with amount, price, odometer, trip when he got his 1990 geo metro xfi. He commuted 120 miles for work and wanted the cheapest new car he could buy to do it in. IIRC the sticker said it got 52mpg highway but he was always bragging that he never got that low of gas mileage in it. We had that car until it was well over 300k miles when it got rear ended.
mkhpalm··on America's new millionaire class: Plumbers and HVAC entrepreneurs
A lot of people in various countries just charge R-22 and R-12 systems with purified propane. (or regular propane too)
mkhpalm··on Caltech Develops First Noninvasive Method to Continually Measure Blood Pressure
You are supposed to be calm and relaxed for a proper blood pressure reading. Doctors have to find the resting baseline to diagnose hypertension.
mkhpalm··on Ask HN: What laptop are you using to daily drive Linux?
System76 Lemur Pro. It works great but it looks, acts, and feels a little too cheap.
mkhpalm··on Social media companies made $11B in US ad revenue from minors, study finds
I'm curious to see how much ad revenue is gained from impressions to those scam farms that plague what remains of Facebook's actual users. Typically preying on the elderly.
mkhpalm··on Child mask mandates for Covid-19: a systematic review
> years after it was over.

And here I am with a family of 5 who are all home sick with covid right now. :)

mkhpalm··on TikTok Owner Had 'Backdoor' for CCP Access to US Data, Lawsuit Alleges
There is a famous psychological experiment done by Solomon Asch (Asch Conformity) that demonstrates this behavior.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments

mkhpalm··on Colorado governor signs tractor right-to-repair law opposed by John Deere
Its pretty "sus" if you ask me. What else are they doing? Putting mayonnaise in their sopaipillas? ;)

híjole!

mkhpalm··on The U.S. cracked a $3.4B crypto heist and Bitcoin’s anonymity
Mint some pixel art into NFTs and then purchase them with your anonymous filthy lucre wallet(s).

Cash out after selling your subjective value art.

mkhpalm··on ChatGPT Will Replace Programmers Within 10 Years
Operations. You still need humans to run everything physical.
mkhpalm··on Ask HN: Are headlights getting brighter or am I getting old?
I had a bone stock 2007 Acura TSX that basically forced me to run the high beams so oncoming traffic could see the difference. If I didn't every vehicle I passed would be flashing their brights at me. If I did then they'd see it gets worse, so much worse... these ARE the low beams. I legit felt bad about it too...
mkhpalm··on Fun, danger, and 70s airplane toys
I had the 80s versions of these, a cox P-51 and a red little toni cosmic wind. Super fun once you could get them started but also crazy messy. Playing with them lead me to build an RC Great Planes PT-40 (0.40), a super sportster, a gentle lady rc glider, and another glider that had an electric motor with retractable blades to launch it. Instead of standard gliders which used a whole roll of rubber tubing as large as a soccer field. Then I got into RC helicopters which are pretty difficult to learn how to fly but absolutely crazy what you could do with them 3 dimensionally once you did.

So much of my kid job money, allowance, holiday and birthday money was spent going through the Tower Hobbies catalog. Good times.

mkhpalm··on Laid off tech workers quickly find new jobs
My take is there are always positions open but only if you aren't paying market rates. The MASSIVE spike in whats considered a normal salary after inflation and COL has made it so a bunch of employers are perpetually looking.

If they raise their salaries to become competitive again they will fill their positions. If they keep going with normal compensation from 3+ years ago they will keep looking to hire and losing their best employees.

mkhpalm··on Winter & Cold Weather EV Range Loss in 7,000 Cars
Depending on the EV you you void the battery warranty keeping it in extreme temperatures like 40 below. And it affects the range.
mkhpalm··on Winter & Cold Weather EV Range Loss in 7,000 Cars
To be fair, it typically costs about $50 for a block heater which allows you to start below 40 degrees in an ICE.

Whats the solution for EV?

mkhpalm··on As Carvana crashes, used car dealers, not buyers, stand to win big
Car buying services will eventually drop them from their list of dealerships if they get enough complaints.
mkhpalm··on As Carvana crashes, used car dealers, not buyers, stand to win big
Go through car buying services then report the dealership to the car buying service when you encounter a bait cars and scams.
mkhpalm··on Tom Brady, Giselle Bündchen, Larry David Sued in FTX Class Action Suit
You say that in reference to this FTX commercial?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjKOZdenf2E

mkhpalm··on Sam Bankman-Fried Has a Savior Complex–and Maybe You Should Too
I keep telling people you don't drop hundreds of millions on something without glancing at a few numbers first. They had to know something wasn't quite right but infused him with their cash anyways.
mkhpalm··on Honda electric moped coming, intended to fit “50cc” category
50cc is typically about 30mph max. 30-60mph is more the 90-125cc category.
mkhpalm··on 81% of IT teams directed to reduce or halt cloud spending
> we've had a support ticket open w/ Azure for 9 days now asking "where did this $1k go?". Our Blob Storage "Cool" tier costs upticked, and I'm 99% sure the bill there is just wrong.

Check your partial / interrupted multi-part uploads. If its like amazon the uncommitted blobs won't show up in storage graphs but you'll be getting charged for them just sitting there.

mkhpalm··on Top USB Drives on Amazon are a Scam
I got a couple LA area law office coasters in my Sonos box.
mkhpalm··on Tesla Vehicle Production and Deliveries for 3Q 2022
The most major advancement to EV adoption would be not just standardizing chargers but standardizing battery modules and allowing third party diagnostics and repair.
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