I probably should have made it look like Windows 3.1 but I was in a hurry and this was good enough, tbh.
I would have had you pegged for a grind your own locally roasted coffee beans sort of guy.
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Inside: Anti-vax/anti-trust; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/09/when-it-dont-rain/
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Google's Revived Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.9 Billion Loan From US Government
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to restart Iowa's shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant, which Google has backed as a power source for its growing AI infrastructure. "The sizable loan is the second of its kind, suggesting that the Trump administration views revived nuclear power as a key source of electricity for tech companies seeking to power their AI data centers," notes TechCrunch. From the report: James Danly, Deputy Secretary of Energy, said that the Iowa power plant's restart in 2029 will "drive down electricity costs," though he did not explain how. Just 50 megawatts will be set aside for the local power cooperative, NextEra CEO John Ketchum said during an earnings call (PDF) last year. That capacity would cover 18% of Iowa's demand growth since 2021, the year before ChatGPT was released.
Google is reportedly looking to build up to six data centers near the Duane Arnold Energy Center, which hasn't operated since 2020 when an intense rainstorm damaged the power plant. Rather than repair it, NextEra decided to mothball it. At the time, cheap natural gas was flooding the market, making nuclear power economically unappealing. A lot has changed in the last six years, though. After decades of little growth in demand, the sudden rise of AI coupled with broader electrification of the economy meant that utilities and power providers were suddenly scrambling to find new generating sources of electricity. New data centers are expected to nearly triple the sector's electricity demand by 2035.
Google's Revived Nuclear Power Plant Gets $1.9 Billion Loan From US Government
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $1.9 billion loan to NextEra Energy to restart Iowa's shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear plant, which Google has backed as a power source for its growing AI in
The kids of today are gonna try to reminisce and find they regret the dreck hits they got shoved down their throats.
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“Tweet” and the bird logo apparently enter the public domain
Link: https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/09/tweet-and-the-bird-logo-apparently-enter-the-public-domain-but-x-maintains-its-grip-on-the-twitter-mark-for-now-x-v-project-bluebird.htm Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49621751
“Tweet” and the bird logo apparently enter the public domain
Link: https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2026/09/tweet-and-the-bird-logo-apparently-enter-the-public-domain-but-x-maintains-its-grip-on-the-twitter-mark-for-now-x-v-project-bluebird.htm Discussion: https://news.ycom
Skipping meals instead. OMAD is easy when family is out for the week.
Q: Why do dragons hoard gold?
A: Because the rival subspecies that hoarded uranium went extinct for some reason. (Oklo was one of their nesting grounds.)
OMG she hit every branch on the way down and she don't care.
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As once-extinct diseases sweep through America, sickening, maiming and killing, the wild lunacy of anti-vax superstition grows ever more difficult to excuse.
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As once-extinct diseases sweep through America, sickening, maiming and killing, the wild lunacy of anti-vax superstition grows ever more difficult to excuse.
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my
She's completely fixated on herself. She goes to the store. That's what this is about.
Yes, it's worrisome that this happened and standards need to improve.
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Every new crypto coin is a pointless scam. It's not a real business or way to raise money. There are tens of thousands of these "financial instruments" and none of them are innovations in finance or payment or doing anything good.
Can anyone explain the purpose of "Trump Coin" or this Hunter Biden coin or ANY of these vanity coins?
Just seems like a way to take money from the gullible and collect bribe and grift under the thinnest pretext of a product.
Every new crypto coin is a pointless scam. It's not a real business or way to raise money. There are tens of thousands of these "financial instruments" and none of them are innovations in finance or payment or doing anything good.
Can anyone explain the purpose of "Trump Coin"
