Posted on 11/23/2025 7:39:28 AM PST by DFG
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More windmills and solar cells!! That’ll do it.
But cat, Karen, antifa, and ICE videos are worth a few blackouts!
Just task the AI with figuring a way to keep the power flowing. /sarc
Oh it just couldn't be because of leftist demands for electric heating in the name of reducing "climate change."
Maybe the AI can suggest that every human can be used as a giant battery.
Can I slash my energy bill by cutting back on all AI?
We are already “battered” enough. 😏
This is our last winter depending soley on the grid for heat. Last winter we had an outage for a little over 24 hours and it was miserable. We were huddled in the living g room with a sheet takes up across the door to the rest of the house and a fire in our small fireplace. We have a small 5500 watt generator that ran lights and fridge.
The new house at our rural property is going to have a large woodstove and whole house generator.
What state?
Hmm ga i guess
Let Ai figure out how to create a separate power source for their data centers
That reminds me, I need to watch The Matrix again.
AI centers have been granted permission to generate their own electricity, so they won’t be on the grid.
N Georgia
I’m thinking the AI will be on the priority list and the rural people will take it in the shorts again.
Something had to use up the remainder of our weak electrical grid. AI just takes the blame.
wy69
Yes, while creating a giant interactive simulation to keep us unaware of that fact.
I think the hunger for AI power is the reason we are suddenly being told global warming isn’t a big deal anymore.
Thanks to the construction of AI data centers, a good deal of silicon processing is geared toward these data centers. As a result, costs for items like RAM and SSDs are going through the roof for PC builders (companies and individuals).
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