DisasterTransport

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[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 1 points 35 minutes ago* (last edited 17 minutes ago)

Pipelines are cheap because we already build a lot of them. We already use them to move multiple products. It's a somewhat generic technology (which is very impressive, dont get me wrong).

I'd be interested to learn how the capex breaks down for the HVDC lines. Is it labor? Procurement? Those can both be optimized with scale. Expand the qualified workforce and incentivize competition among suppliers. If it's raw material cost it might be a little harder. I imagine right of way costs are also quite a bit higher owing to the large footprint. But then once you acquire the RoW it stays there in perpetuity. Still, I bet my favorite hat that once you consider the externalities and conversion losses the transmission lines are a clear winner. The electrical grid really only causes fires when its neglected, whereas gas infrastructure leaks constantly.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 2 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago)

If they're renters they have no economic roots and will simply move somewhere that has jobs and no data centers, or at least jobs. You live in Indiana. You should know this.

"Why is my small city dying? this is all Indianapolis's fault, oh I hate those city slickers so, daddy gubmint pls halp"

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 45 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (16 children)

fantastic, now they can tell which specific parts of the jeep ad get my blood pumping

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (3 children)

You would have to pay taxes, and that's fine. But how do you report a sudden windfall of fifty million dollars in cash?

HSPA+ is not 4G. It has a max theoretical throughput of 168Mbit. It was sold as 4G. Same with Wimax and earlier LTE implementations.

:pepega: :pepega: :blobDance:

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I really wish BrainDead had gotten another season. My personal conspiracy theory is they got too close to the truth.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 11 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Interesting how similar this is at first glance to Kerboscript. Neat!

Ah yeah I got that and then kinda lost scope reading the reply. Non sequitur for a non sequitur.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Y'all have a funny definition of guilty. Didn't read the whole thread but I bet one of you silly sumbitches called a Caesar salad a guilty pleasure. Mine's pizza. Any variety. I will eat the whole pie. Pizza is love, pizza is life.

[–] DisasterTransport@startrek.website 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

They're saying you're being way too optimistic.

 
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