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[–] 33 points 4 days ago (3 children)

You know what? I think this is justified usage. The average person won't have a good way to interpret joules or watts, especially on the 16-18 gigawatt scale. Props they include the actual number in the article btw.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    I wonder if a typical steel mill is in the same range. They produce plenty of waste heat all the time, so why not compare a data centre with that? Also, nuclear reactor dumps plenty of heat into the environment continuously, so that would be a good comparison as well. Nukes make sexy headlines though, so can’t blame the editor.

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