Seems like something easy to prove one way or another

So natural gas powerplants with sufficient exhaust scrubbers are having a substantial effect on atmospheric pollutants? I feel like we keep getting off of the main question here. Like to stoves and lighters and such. I get nothing burns perfectly clean but seems like just an engineering hurtle to me. With natural gas I’m typically more concerned about the hydro fracking aspect. There’s really not a solution to groundwater contamination in fracking beyond them saying it didn’t happen.

I think it’s just a joke about slang aka D for Dick.

I prefer fetlang

I mean yeah but is it burning in such a way it’s actually impacting people’s wellbeing? Is it creating that much atmospheric pollution even with waste fume scrubbers? I cook with natural gas and it doesn’t leave soot. I’m not sure where you are but anywhere I’ve been lighters use butane and not natural gas. I’m not trying to be a jerk, just trying to get an accurate picture of the situation.

I mean yeah if you displace air (nitrogen and oxygen) with anything you’re going to have a bad time, but I didn’t think natural gas plants were straight up leaking valuable natural gas everywhere like a home stove or gas heater can. The black soot is interesting, must mean the natural gas source was tainted because as far as I know pure natural gas burns totally clean.

Not arguing but just curious. I didn’t think natural gas plants heavily affected air quality. I’m aware that fracking has its share of issues, notably ground water contamination. I always thought coal plants were the ones with emissions issues.

Large nuclear reactors scare VC with large upside cost and delayed construction so they don’t get built. Known and tested SMR’s pretty much have that covered. I’ll accept clean energy over cheaper.

I would take carbon free electricity over cheaper electricity any day, but yes those with the money buying power generation want primarily the cheapest energy.

You know, you’re making good points.

Man modular nuclear would be so good right now, in some cases we could even drop them into decommissioned gas and coal plants aka use the heat exchanger and turbines. Within reason it would be nice to see them fast tracked for this.

For what it’s worth many data centers include their own power generation. Would be a boon for modular nuclear reactors if they were ready and if the us wasn’t so shy about nuclear. I wonder if other countries are having this issue? Like is there a big pushback to data centers in china, India, UAE, or Singapore? If not then what’s the difference and how are they managing data center development?

I know they technically exist. But I’ve never seen one in any store in any country I’ve been.

I’m not sure that’s normally how that works. That is the condom doesn’t go on the thing that gets pregnant.

I guess better late than never. I wasn’t particularly against the guy until he started heavily backing Donald and brought so many people so clearly down the wrong road. Like it’s so obvious we were going to be here and have been here with Donald. His entire life story has been scamming people for his own personal interest and now Rogan got too close, fooled a lot of people and now they are just pissed they let themselves get tricked.

Tongue condoms?

Aim for their sore throat I guess, I heard it helps and they seem like they may be into it.

Well now I know too much about your fetishes.

Ah that makes more sense then.

Makes sense, I’ve gathered that the majority of Lemmy is very angry about anything AI, or I guess anything maybe AI related.