← Back to context Comment by thrownthatway 2 months ago Why? 19 comments thrownthatway Reply chainwax 2 months ago I think he's referring to the fact that Colossus is powered by fossil fuels. kfrzcode 2 months ago literally the entire economy is powered by fossil fuels HarHarVeryFunny 2 months ago As far as electricity goes, the US is currently 50/50 fossil fuels and renewables (solar, wind, etc). 1 reply → xienze 2 months ago [flagged] thrownthatway 2 months ago [flagged] 8 replies → thrownthatway 2 months ago [flagged] formvoltron 2 months ago Maybe because nature put them in the ground for a reason?Minor risk that taking what took 200 million years to put into the ground out in a few hundred years? 1 reply → morgoths_bane 2 months ago It may be more productive to ask what is right with burning fossil fuels for electricity right in the middle of marginalized communities that have to bear the cost of this pollution for AI slop. 1 reply →
chainwax 2 months ago I think he's referring to the fact that Colossus is powered by fossil fuels. kfrzcode 2 months ago literally the entire economy is powered by fossil fuels HarHarVeryFunny 2 months ago As far as electricity goes, the US is currently 50/50 fossil fuels and renewables (solar, wind, etc). 1 reply → xienze 2 months ago [flagged] thrownthatway 2 months ago [flagged] 8 replies → thrownthatway 2 months ago [flagged] formvoltron 2 months ago Maybe because nature put them in the ground for a reason?Minor risk that taking what took 200 million years to put into the ground out in a few hundred years? 1 reply → morgoths_bane 2 months ago It may be more productive to ask what is right with burning fossil fuels for electricity right in the middle of marginalized communities that have to bear the cost of this pollution for AI slop. 1 reply →
kfrzcode 2 months ago literally the entire economy is powered by fossil fuels HarHarVeryFunny 2 months ago As far as electricity goes, the US is currently 50/50 fossil fuels and renewables (solar, wind, etc). 1 reply →
HarHarVeryFunny 2 months ago As far as electricity goes, the US is currently 50/50 fossil fuels and renewables (solar, wind, etc). 1 reply →
thrownthatway 2 months ago [flagged] formvoltron 2 months ago Maybe because nature put them in the ground for a reason?Minor risk that taking what took 200 million years to put into the ground out in a few hundred years? 1 reply → morgoths_bane 2 months ago It may be more productive to ask what is right with burning fossil fuels for electricity right in the middle of marginalized communities that have to bear the cost of this pollution for AI slop. 1 reply →
formvoltron 2 months ago Maybe because nature put them in the ground for a reason?Minor risk that taking what took 200 million years to put into the ground out in a few hundred years? 1 reply →
morgoths_bane 2 months ago It may be more productive to ask what is right with burning fossil fuels for electricity right in the middle of marginalized communities that have to bear the cost of this pollution for AI slop. 1 reply →
I think he's referring to the fact that Colossus is powered by fossil fuels.
literally the entire economy is powered by fossil fuels
As far as electricity goes, the US is currently 50/50 fossil fuels and renewables (solar, wind, etc).
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Maybe because nature put them in the ground for a reason?
Minor risk that taking what took 200 million years to put into the ground out in a few hundred years?
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It may be more productive to ask what is right with burning fossil fuels for electricity right in the middle of marginalized communities that have to bear the cost of this pollution for AI slop.
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