Right wing grifter named Carly Chirk whose widower husband gets handsy with the female Governor?

lmao
don’t worry about it babe

Definitely weirder that she dated 48 year old Bill Maher while she was 22. I guess she just was into older men that suck?

Just because you don’t see them doesn’t mean they’re not there.

Correct, but also all birds are dinosaurs. Not all dinosaurs are birds. Birds are to dinosaurs as squares are to rectangles.

What’s the point of these posts?

I’m cool with it. For clout. I’m not even into dudes, but I’d like to contribute to his misery.

100% reasonable and fair take. No notes lol.

I wouldn’t point to power companies as the sole culprits here. These data centers shouldn’t be getting approval in the first place based on their power and water demand, but they promise more money and jobs coming to the area and these dipshits keep believing them.

So long as fuel prices fluctuate, power prices will fluctuate. Some price variation is more for curbing costs than for padding profits. I’m not the guy running those numbers at my power plant, but I see power rates swing with demand and prices/MW. The past few days in VA were pretty demanding on us.

The thing to keep in mind with that 400kWh times 500 cars is that that is the amount of power used over the course of a month, but generated in an hour. My charger at home is set up on the beefiest breaker it can support at 240V 60A (but only using 48A because 80% rule for continuous load) charging at only ~11.5kW. So that 400kWh is trickled out across well over 30 hours.

It’s a good thing that modern homes are electrifying. Rather than exploding things on site at individual homes, we have power plants do that at scale and send the electricity to the homes, which is more efficient. Even better if wind, solar, or hydro are used. Also, modern electric heat pumps are capable of being effectively like 500% efficient since they are manipulating energy spikes of phase change to move heat instead of making it.

Idk what you mean by your “place” being 16MW. Do you work at a power plant producing that or a data center using that or something else? In any case, the implication is that that 16MW is a rate of power, so at that continuous rate it would be 16MWh (16,000kWh) moved over the course of that hour. 16,000kWh every hour compared to my car needing an extra 11kWh in those hours that I’m plugged in.

I’d say that 500-1000MW is pretty average for a power plant that isn’t wind, solar, or hydro. The nuclear plant I worked at before was 2 units, each about 900MW, so 1800MW total. And that plant was built in the 70s, so imagine what we could be doing with modern nuclear innovations if we would just fucking build some new plants. If we assume each home uses 1000kWh in a month with continuous power usage (unrealistic, but easy math to make a point so let me cook), then that one plant from the 70s can power 54,000 homes. Cut it in half to allow for spikes and that’s still 27,000 homes. That plant also just used the bay it was built on for it’s circ water system, so it doesn’t even impact water use by much. Bay water came in, went through heat exchangers to condense steam, and carried that heat back to the bay where a lot of fish enjoyed the warmer water, and the fishers enjoyed the congregation spot lol.

Electric cars aren’t as big of a strain on the grid as big oil and gas would have you believe. Most people charge their car at home at slower speeds (compared to DCFC) and usually overnight when there’s less power demand anyway. It’s cheaper and more convenient this way, plus it flattens the duck curve which allows more stable and consistent generational load. I have a longer commute than most at about 90 miles round trip, and my monthly power usage is only up by about 300-400kWh/month. Average in VA is about 1100, but I was a bit below that before the EV at around 900-1000, now around 1300. That sounds like a lot but it really isn’t. The power plant I operate generally puts out about 700MW, or 700,000kW. At that load, my plant could replenish the same commute as my car’s needs for nearly 32,000 cars in only an hour, every hour. My home’s entire month of above average power needs is met in an hour of operation… Along with over 500 homes with identical power needs.

I can’t argue with you about revoking incentives for solar and wind. What a stupid fucking move. I’m not going to pretend that putting solar panels on my roof could’ve ever achieved net zero for my home, but I could’ve relieved some grid strain during the day while simultaneously investing in cheaper overall energy bills.

Speaking of cheaper energy bills, the EV also did that for me; electricity bill is $50-60 higher but I now have no reason to stop at a gas pump or pay for oil changes. Before gas prices spiked earlier this year, each commute in my RAV4 cost me about $10 in gas, plus some amount for maintenance that I’ll just ignore for now. My commute when charging at home costs closer to $3.50. I’m saving about $100/month on fueling up. A lot of people have told me they’d never get an EV in a million years, and I get that it’s not for everybody and I’m not forcing it on anybody, but for anybody with the ability to charge at home and who is generally just doing normal commutes and who is already looking to replace their car, I don’t understand the aversion. If cost is the main factor, get a used one like I did since they’re about half price, and stop looking at the luxury/sports models. If range anxiety is a factor, it shouldn’t be one for most people. I limit my charge to 75% battery to extend my car’s battery life, and my commute only drains it to like 30% even while blasting AC, and my car only has a max range of 250 miles when new! I even did a road trip last month and it was fine. I barely did any extra waiting to charge since we were already stopping for food or bathroom breaks anyway, even while my car’s shitty 50kW charge rate (most modern cars can do at least 150, some around 350) left us with much longer charge times!

There’s a ton of propaganda against EVs, and it really took getting one for me to see how ridiculous so much of it was. Used ones are gonna get more expensive and harder to find as the truth comes out.

This is what bookmarks are for. I have folders of bookmarks.

I have Connect, and Voyager as a backup. I prefer Connect. It sounds like a few people here dig Summit; is it better than Connect, and if so, how?

The Lowes near me does the same. Their only job seems to be trying to sell a shitty credit card, and I guess making sure nobody steals shit?

But yeah, it feels like they put in self checkout to save money on labor, then lost money to theft, so now they pay people to just watch you do self checkout instead of having them do the checkout like they were doing in the first place.

Blue is good and smooth, but the cost is beyond what I would pay for any bottle. But to each their own. Somebody once put a fistful of ice into a glass and poured me some and I cringed so goddamn hard. At least try it neat when you open yours, and if you pour any for anybody else, ask how they’d like it. I believe that it doesn’t need to be mellowed by ice. Might as well have just been Jameson at that point lol. No shade intended, but just save your money if you can’t tell the difference.

I went with Jefferson’s Ocean, if you’re fishing for premium recommendations. I’ve had it only once a few years ago and it’s the best bourbon I’ve ever had, but it’s pricey.

If you’re into complex, smokey scotches, I’m a big fan of Ardbeg Uigeadail. It’s harsh if you don’t know what to expect, but it’s a top tier steak dinner in every sip if you like Lagavulin 16. Also very pricey, but a bottle literally lasts me 6-24 months because of its potency and “special” factor. I make it last.

For something half the price but still great value, I like Woodford Reserve or Four Roses Small Batch or Old Forester (especially 1920 Prohibition). Idk your budget, so absolutely no shame in celebrating within your means. But for the love of God, stay away from the travesty that is Johnny Walker red label. Utter trash, and usually around the price of Woodford anyway. You can’t find decent scotch for less than $65 these days, so don’t bother.

Cheers!

I don’t watch any TV, news, media, etc

Where do you get your info then?

You get you’re info probably from some FB group eco chamber about how “everyone else not Democratic” is ruining the country.

I deleted my fb years ago.

I agree that dems aren’t doing enough. There are a few decent ones, but nothing will change until people get up off their asses and vote for progressives in the primaries to make the count of decent ones more than just a few. Both parties suck, but good change will never come from Republicans and it will take a lot of pressure to get it from Democrats.

Yeah “soft on crime” was cringe af.

Illinois is 29th in violent crime and 21st in property crime by state. Crime rates are going down, both in Illinois and nationally. Source. White, rural people are terrified of what their tv tells them about minorities and cities, facts and statistics be damned. One or two anecdotes will always overshadow reality for these kinds of people.

The crossroads between femdom and humiliation kinks? Not really my thing, but I can definitely understand it. What I don’t understand is the simping (sexual and nonsexual alike) of anybody who will never even know they exist. Like, go ahead and rub one out for them, but realistically the only acknowledgement you might get from them is liking your comment on their tweet, and they won’t even remember it 20 minutes later. Defending any billionaire’s billions is straight up Stockholm syndrome behavior. Don’t get me wrong, I’d fuck the shit out of Taylor Swift (mostly for clout), but I’d give that opportunity up in a heartbeat in exchange for taxing the shit out of her.

Stay strong, bud. My best friend separated from his wife ten years ago, and he was in the dumps for a couple years, but now he seems happier than ever. He lost a lot, but built a new life for himself from a good foundation. He moved from a small town suburb to a major city a couple hours away and can enjoy things happening in his city. Lots of concerts, bars, farmer markets, etc. Maybe ask yourself if you’re interested in a big change like that.