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Comment Re:It's way under priced (Score 1) 70

This is why I have zero for-pay streaming services. Until they offer something compelling for a price I can accept, I nope out. Too many seem to think these are necessary for survival, or at least talk as if they think they are, and they just aren't.

There is quite a lot of room in between not getting it, and "thinking it is necessary for survival".

Most people just think "it is something compelling for a price they can accept". They just have different opinions than you of what is compelling and what is a price they can accept.

A month of ad free TV costs about the same as two beers at a pub around here, and less than a movie ticket. For a lot of people it probably don't need to be super compelling before that is a price they can accept.

Comment Re:Bloat (Score 1) 44

The whole point of podcasting is that it's lean and efficient. You don't need expensive equipment and a dozen people.

That's definitely not "the point of podcasting". That is like saying "The point of online news is to be lean and efficient. You don't need investigative reporters and editors."

Or that the point of YouTube videos is to be cheap and done by a single guy with the camera on his phone. You can put such content on YouTube, but you can also put expensive productions there.

Podcasting is just a medium that you can put whatever content you want in. You can produce cheap content, with just a guy talking whatever comes to his mind, or you can produce expensive content that require hard work and long preparations.

Just because it is audio only, doesn't mean it's only meant for cheap content.

Power

Google To Fund Development of Three Nuclear Power Sites 114

Google has partnered with Elementl Power to develop at least 600 MW of nuclear capacity at each of three planned sites. It's unknown where the three proposed sites will be located or how much Google is investing. World Nuclear News reports: The two companies will work "with utility and regulated power partners to identify and advance new projects" and Elementl "will continue the evaluation of potential technology, engineering, procurement and construction, and other project partners, while prioritising specific sites for accelerated development."

Elementl Power, founded in 2022, describes itself as a technology-agnostic advanced nuclear project developer which aims to provide "turn-key development, financing and ownership solutions for customers that want access to clean baseload power but may not want to own or operate nuclear power assets." It says its mission is to "to deploy over 10 gigawatts of next-generation nuclear power in the US by 2035."

It is not Google's first nuclear power deal -- in October 2024 the company signed an agreement with Kairos Power to purchase power from its fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature small modular reactors, with a fleet of up to 500 MW of capacity by 2035. The aim of the power purchase agreement was to facilitate Kairos Power to develop, construct, and operate plants and sell energy, ancillary services, and environmental attributes to Google. At the time of that announcement Google said that it would help it achieve net-zero emissions across all of its operations and value chain by 2030.
Further reading: Google tries to greenwash massive AI energy consumption with another vague nuclear deal (The Register)

Comment Re:Burner phones?? (Score 1) 163

Like I said before, it's for free publicity. They needed cheap phones to give away because it gives publicity. You can't sign anyone up for a contract in this scenario, so they need to buy prepaid phones. The anonymity is a side effect.

You do not believe tech CEOs already had the ability to buy themselves burner phones, in case they wanted to call the governor anonymously?

Comment Re:Burner phones?? (Score 1) 163

Isn't "burner phone" just slang for a cheap phone with a pre-paid SIM card? I have seen it used like that on travel related subreddits.

The anonymity is then not necessarily an important feature, but a side effect of it being cheap so it's not worth the hassle of registering it.

For some people the anonymity is of course an important feature, but not for everyone.

Comment Re:Not entirely (Score 1) 162

The real estate value argument never made sense to me.

It seems it would only work if everyone plays along. Every single individual profits by saving money if they don't keep their employees in the office. They only profit from return-to-office if everyone does it.

And I don't see how thousands of narcissistic, egomaniacs that would sell their own grandmother if it raised the stock price by 1%, could possibly coordinate a conspiracy without a lot of them trying cheat.

Comment Re:Interesting (Score 1) 167

Well, perhaps the first estimate is a lie. Then again, perhaps the second one is as well. Anyhow, there are groups either way with vested interests.

There is no reason to believe either was a lie. Methods and data collection improve, so results changing over time is not unexpected.

Let's just say that only men cheat, which is the politically proper thing to say. ;^)

Where do you live where this would be the proper thing to say?

The number of cheaters is obviously much higher than those numbers though. That's only the ones that get caught with "genetic evidence".

Comment Re:Yeah? (Score 1) 167

It's pretty common knowledge that the current criteria amongst women for minimum acceptability of a male is "six-six-six"

Don't forget that a lot of "common knowledge" is also wrong. The controversial opinions are what brings in the clicks, and spreads like wildfire.

Some women will have 6-6-6 as a minimum. Some have it as a dream goal. Others don't care.

Since it is very easy to find men that has neither of those three criteria, we can easily conclude it's not "the current criteria amongst women".
At worst it's the current criteria among some women.

Comment Re:Interesting (Score 1) 167

A surprising number of men are raising other men's children conceived during their marriage.

I'm not sure what you consider "surprising", but the number is 1-2%.
In Sweden it's 1.7%, and other Western European studies have shown similar levels.

It was earlier believed the number was higher, but this seems to be the latest research.

Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.co...

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