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Comment Re:US also used ~21GW for data-centers in 2024... (Score 2) 55

No, the sensible solution is that every polluter pays for the cost of its pollution. Why make a special case for data centers while the coal plant next door continue to run with 0 intensive to reduce emissions?
Let say there are two possible sources of electricity, coal and solar. If coal is 1% cheaper but pollutes 100x, that's what "the market" will always choose. The pollution cost has to be internalized. Then, data centers and every other consumer will be able to make a rational decision on whether its worth it or not to expand.
The problem is so-called "conservatives" which always fight for pollution to be unlimited and free.

Comment Regulation (Score 3, Insightful) 160

What we need is regulations. We need to:

1. cap the maximum fee that can be charged to merchants (0.5% would seem fair, but even 1% would be a good start)
2. Forbid clauses in contracts between Visa/Mastercard and ther merchants preventing the merchants from adding a surcharge when paying with a credit card to cover the fees.

The result would be a net win for the public.

Comment Re:I would almost be on Apple's side (Score 4, Insightful) 97

You didn't get the point. Most people have USB-A chargers. Most people don't have lightning cables. Most people don't have USB-C chargers.

So, if the average joe go buy an iPhone 12, he likely can't charge it. Unless maybe from a new PC with USB-C ports (which again, most people don't have), but that's not always convenient.

Comment Re:If you're going to bring up Hydro Quebec (Score 1) 275

That is for all of Canada. Quebec's price is much lower than that, and is about 99% clean (hydro). Despite harsh winters (high demand).
Texas get relatively cheap electricity by polluting everyone's air (fossil fuels). And history has proven that Quebec's grid is more reliable than Texas's. Quebec's grid never failed because of cold/hot temperature. In 1998 it did fail (although not to the scale of the Texas failure) because of a severe ice storm. I doubt Texas would do better in similar conditions.

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