I was not there, Gandalf. This was before even my time.

Or E.P. McGovern

In the view of the Indian government, North America has become a safe haven for violent separatists who are a danger to India, pointing to the Air India bombing that killed 329 people in 1985.

Had to reach all the way back to Marty McFly for evidence, huh? Must be super dangerous violent separatists.

Sisko*

We will end up having to live a nocturnal life before long. It’s getting mighty hot. This conflict with existing nocturnals is going to repeat.

Sarcastically Surprised Kirk

This is really cool!

Buckaroo, vaquero, vaccine!

It’s free, right? How much are the certificates?

As a kite on a windy day, but it’s Cheba Hut, so you’re all good!

How many assholes we got on this plane?

This is gold.

And I’ve been meaning to say, I love your icon Coyo, chef’s kiss.

My main point: if you’re going to go after ‘climate extremists’, make sure it’s the ones who don’t care about your children’s future, not the ones trying to do something about it.

Agreed. It’s an important thing to remember.

I think they meant the sub where life is treated like a game, a very poorly designed game (almost as if there was no Designer, just people).

Things like, “I’m level 18, should I spec my character into the biochem, robotics, or software guild?”

Or “What’s the cheat code for an affordable surgery?”

You get the idea. Life’s a game. And it sucks. Stupid devs.

Hayduke lives!

Well said. Nothing corrodes my hopes and dreams like the responses to coronavirus and Sandy Hook. The Merchants of Doubt have been busy.

Cassandra and 12 Monkeys spring to mind.

I want to know how climatologists recommend dealing with depression. I feel like they might have some tips for me.

Now you’re talkin!

At the deployment site, a remotely operated vehicle retrieved a cable containing the fiber optic and power wiring from the seafloor and brought it to the surface where it was checked and attached to the datacenter, and the datacenter powered on.

Sadly, it sounds like power is coming from the shore.

Underwater datacenters could also serve as anchor tenants for marine renewable energy such as offshore wind farms or banks of tidal turbines, allowing the two industries to evolve in lockstep.

But I think this is their plan for energy in the future.

Oh no doubt. It makes a great deal of sense.

I’m just curious what the actual heat output is (avg, min, max, in vs out), and what the environmental impact is.

Will there be biofouling because the warm seawater is desirable?

Will it even be viable offshore from places like Miami?

Can it produce too much heat for the local environment? Probably not one, but what about after this scale-up with renewables like the article mentions?

At what scale would it begin to disrupt things like the AMOC?