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They absolutely are, anybody relying on the Colorado River and its compact are at risk, ie the southwestern US and Denver but particularly the southern division states like Califor…

That’s about the Western US, some of which are flyover states, but most flyover states exist east of the 100th meridian and are generally more at risk to flooding than desertificat…

By maxing out supply amid unending demand, they have a terrific product/market fit. https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pnp_unc_dcu_nus_m.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply_and_…

Meanwhile, on a cloud gaming service that has already taken off: A native Xbox Series X test running at 60Hz gets an 85ms average - from a trigger pull to the first flash of gunfir…

If an independent geopolitical position had been charted at quite literally any point over the past however many decades, that may have been an option, yes. Mexico alone provides m…

It was okay, but solidly last gen. Stadia was always limited to 1080p@60hz, upscaling to 4K at max bitrate of ~45Mbps. Getting the new MBP actually pushed me to GeForce Now at the …

You cannot get a 16” 1600p @ 120hz laptop for anything less than double the cost of that $700 model. The specs are very specific to gaming, and anything similar (1440p@120hz) will …

It’s an entirely adequate substitute if you don’t base your export dependent economy on cheap Russian gas, and heat your homes with it during winter at the same time, see: East Asi…

EU imports of US LNG eclipsed monthly Russian pipeline output as recently as June. These figures will be updated to reflect an entirely different new world. They’re from 2021, the …

That graphic needs to be updated to reflect an entirely different new world, it’s from 2016, the same year the US lifted a 40 year old ban on oil & gas exports. It’s now the larges…

Yes. Its post 1492* relevance through its legacy now established, we revolve back to the point: - The last thousand some years (in Europe) - Widespread (in Europe) - Half of record…

The bulk of feudalism took place between the 5th and 12th centuries, ~400 years before 1491.

- The last thousand some years (in Europe) - Widespread (in Europe) - Half of recorded (European) history An exclusively European phenomenon, the bulk of which came and went while …

Always avoid using the main nitter.net instance, it’s slow even in DE. If you’re in the US, try https://nttr.stream/ulturaltutor/status/1553472360434515973

Its performance is unparalleled among cloud gaming services at the moment with the updates over the past year or so, Stadia is now a blurry, poorly upscaled mess in comparison, oft…

Made in Germany! (I’m not the creator) https://github.com/danopia https://twitter.com/danopia

From the creator: All good, it's just a ton of numbers without explanations. Here's a couple very basic insights tho: Grid frequency below 59.8 is always bad, 60 is perfect Capacit…

Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. You’re capable of more, we’re capable…

You can also list/lookup businesses on Facebook and eg Bebo, but factors that run contrary to user desire and performative obtuseness remove utility from one over time.

Sadly not, GFN is incredible but Microsoft/Bethesda removed it from that service 2 years ago or so.

Today, if you can stand 1080p, a ridiculously small bitrate, and using a gamepad: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/cloud-gaming Later this year, or whenever Microsoft upgr…

The Wild West preferred cattle, and cattlemen, plus inertia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_war

I doubt you’ve missed HN having a slightly higher standard of commentary than other social media sites, and non moderators’ parts in keeping it that way. Being irrationally Americe…