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@TheGridLogic @Rainmaker1973 This was purely ceremonial/status symbol and was never mentioned to do anything but sit and look pretty. I can virtually garentee it was never really swung outside of possibly ritual settings

@Rainmaker1973 The real flex isn't the crystal or gold — it's that the blade underneath was engineered well enough to survive 2,500+ years without falling apart. Most metal from this era doesn't make it a fraction of that long.

Bronze and crystal sword from China, c.450-250 BCE: the hilt of this sword was crafted from rock crystal, turquoise, and gold, and the blade is covered in a greenish-blue patina that was naturally produced over time [📸 National Museum of China, Beijing]

@Iamaryan_1 @Rainmaker1973 Regular people are just not the media and polititions

@Rainmaker1973 Swapping America’s food security and vital drinking water just to power and cool AI data centers is a massive structural risk we aren’t talking about enough.

America's largest groundwater reserve now faces data centers under construction directly above it. Recent analysis reveals that multiple proposed and under construction AI data centers lie directly atop or adjacent to the Ogallala Aquifer. This vast underground freshwater reservoir ranks as the largest in the United States and stands among the most critical groundwater resources in North America. The aquifer spans eight states. It accounts for approximately 30 percent of groundwater used for irrigation nationwide and sustains about one fifth of United States agricultural output. Not every data center will draw water straight from the aquifer itself. Several companies have shifted toward more water efficient cooling technologies while others have yet to reveal their specific plans. Researchers however highlight the heavy concentration of large scale AI developments in Texas and Wyoming. This buildup prompts serious questions about the overall strain on a resource that is already stressed. Contemporary AI data centers produce massive heat loads and demand advanced cooling solutions. A single large hyperscale site can consume as much as 5 million gallons of water each day. That amount equals the daily water requirements of a town housing tens of thousands of people. Estimates indicate that United States data centers directly used roughly 17 billion gallons of water in 2023. Including the water needed to generate their electricity the annual total could surpass 160 billion gallons. These volumes are set to increase further as AI infrastructure grows rapidly. The Ogallala Aquifer remains especially fragile due to its extremely slow recharge rate. Groundwater levels in some locations have declined by more than 200 feet or 61 meters. Certain portions of the aquifer might require centuries or even millennia to replenish. Specialists note that facility location represents only one consideration. The selected cooling methods the chosen water sources and comprehensive long term oversight will ultimately shape the real environmental consequences.

@ScottTedro @Rainmaker1973 More water for cooling...

@Rainmaker1973 They should have to build a nuclear power plant along each data center in order to provide the power to run the center and provide the energy for the cooling of the plant! Then water cooling would not be needed and power would not need to come from the grid. 🇺🇸

@MrMachoMog @KILLTOPARTY At least when I was growing up, a lot of eleven year old still believed in santa and the tooth fairy. We adults think that they shouldn't because most adults like to forget the embarrassing things we did at that age like believing in fairy tailts

@KILLTOPARTY If the child doesn't understand that Harry Potter is fiction at 11 years old that's WILD.

Nightmare situation. Get out while you can.

@UCantGetWrite @Woke_Tankie Its 101 in France but the hilumidity is only 24%

@Woke_Tankie 85 isn't even hot

AC DOESN’T MAKE THE OUTSIDE COOLER YOU STUPID YANK CUNT.

@Woke_Tankie 101 with 24% humidity isn't shit France. Try 107 with 94% humidity felt like i was swimming that day

@Woke_Tankie What's are you highs in summer eurotrash?

I work mostly outside and my work vans don’t have AC. Americans shut the fuck up.

@Hania16836 Na your good. 20 on 120 is a decent tip

Kaleb and I went out for dinner last night and I left a $20 tip on a $125 bill. The waiter didn't take it well and told us we shouldn't be going out to eat if we can't afford to tip at least 50. Now we're wondering if $20 isn't really enough.

@Aestheticsn1 76901 64 Do ask if i sure because I'm not blind and its a simple optical illusion

@SysC0mp @ooooooooooo39 @PotterWorldW Literally changes the entire context of Snape and the other griffindors interaction. I have nothing against the actor but seriously they are all going to be called racist.

@ooooooooooo39 @PotterWorldW Going from a 10 to a 0 for the whole show is a bit hard though. I also think the cast for Snape is horrible, but it's just one character.

What is your excitement level for this out of 10?

@FandomAnxiety @PotterWorldW I think he will also but its not book accurate and people will call hairy racists as this will be many people's first interaction with the franchise.

@PotterWorldW 10/10 Black Snape doesn’t even bother me, not in the slightest. He looks bad ass and I love his appearance. I think he’s going to do absolutely wonderful.

@PotterWorldW Id be more hype if you stayed true to the casting. Snape is described as pale. Aside from that people will now call hairy racist

@paolini Yes I want more Angela. She paints a great mental picture

Ha!

@paolini I haven't checked the math but the enders game series deals alot with relatavistic travel specifically in speaker of the dead and children of the mind. I love how OSC uses it as a plot device

Okay, now THIS is useful.

@Wraithmarked @paolini @AxelSauerwald Im considering buying 2 sets. One for me and one for my brother

Time to reveal another full-color illustration by @AxelSauerwald for our Special Edition Box Set of @paolini's THE INHERITANCE CYCLE! This one’s not going on the inside, though 😉 LINK IN BIO!

@paolini I look forward to it. I know you kinda wrote yourself into a bit of a hole but it can be resolved fairly easily thats what people dont realize. Either way the ending made me emotional as all good endings should. Not perfect but still a good ending to the inheritance cycle

Dude ... it's been fifteen years. FIFTEEN. Give it a break. I published the ending that made the most sense, and you're going to see more of Eragon and Arya in future works, which—in any case—will be a much better version of their story. And that's all I have to say about that.

So to clarify animal farm is more so anti authoritarian than anything. If you read all of orwells works and his commentary its blatant anti authoritarianism. The whole point is that the pigs are no better that the humans

@honeymoon250 No forcing religion on others is grotesque

🚨Everyone's opinion matters👇 What are your thoughts???

Used one recently 🤣🤣

@WomenBeingAwful It should be 25 scientifically speaking thats the age most people's brains have fully developed

Raise the age limit on OF to 21 then