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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • Sorry, but I’m curious about a few statements here. In what way is a reactor obsolete? And how does whatever degree of obsolescence compare with solar grids that are still undergoing massive innovation- isn’t anything we build today obsolete tomorrow? Do SMRs really take 20+ years to build?

    Nuclear waste “issue” must be compared to electronic waste “issue” - with total cost of ownership calcs of rare earth mining and discarding batteries on a regular basis.

    And yes, of that doesn’t address the main concern which is grid integration and base load sustainment.






  • I’m coming more from a server perspective but, fundamentally, all HDDs are “temporary”. Eventually that data might be in a bigger/faster/functioning replacement - so it’s best to treat the drive as something which can always be replaced.

    Continuing that, you might mount to /mnt and then symlink that where you really want it, say …/games. That layer of abstraction allows you to replace the drive without much effect on install. Also allows for expansion via something like mergerfs (*no idea if that’s a good idea for your use cases)




  • Adding to this (while mostly guessing): disbursing those expenses isn’t one-and-done either. Keep in mind any given production could have its residuals structured in hundreds of ways. No property, or even member of that property, likely has the exact same contract. And those contracts are sold or merged amongst studios over time. I’d bet each property is a knot that needs unraveled, probably at least once a year. And popularity/platform changes increases the likelihood of someone wanting to renegotiate. And what about older movies where the recipient has passed on? Lots and lots of lawyer and accountant activity behind the scenes.