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You’re absolutely right, it’s not the same. I refuse to watch the new franchise because I find it depresses me. It’s so far off from the shows I know and love.

I think it’s hard to blame one person for its divergence, so I blame them all. Cast, creators, producers, and writers equally.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I never asserted to “blame the right,” in my argument, just stated that even under ideal conditions algae happens. Your initial assertion was that the tidal water was to blame. I merely stated that the situation is more complex and other factors could be contributing as well.

    The article you provided states that algal blooms happened prior to the switch to tidal water, which provides evidence against your initial argument, that tidal water is the cause.

    The article you sited is not a scientific evaluation of the reflection pool fails to provide any data on the frequency of algal bloom events, the chemistry of the water, and the impact of the local environment (even if it comes from a reputable source). Scientists are trained in knowing the difference between opinion/hypotheticals and data driven papers.

    You eluded to multiple factors in your follow up comment that I agree with, such as frequency of monitoring and overall management. These factors and other potential unknowns could be contributing to the blooms.

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    The USB onboard controller on my ASUS Crosshair VI seems to have busted on me. That being said, it would seem I’m now in the market for a new MB.

    I haven’t been keeping up with the industry and my MB crash is a bit unexpected, so I’m coming into this a bit blind. Looking for advice or feedback from your own experiences.

    I have the following components:

    • 2 x 16 gb 288 pin 3600 DDR4 SDRAM G.Skill Trident Z Neo
    • EVGA FTW3 RTX 3080Ti
    • AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core/16thread
    • Seasonic - PRIME TX-1000 80+ Titanium PSU

    Looking for suggestions. Not sure if it’d be better to get a new CPU and MB or continue with the current setup with a new MB. I’m also vibing with MBs that have very little to no RGB, I’m a bit RBG’d out.

    Appreciate any help or advice

    (Edit: added PSU)

     

    Considering switching to Linux, but I have many questions.

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    3. I do enjoy the old version of outlook and work with many people who use outlook calendars for scheduling. Is there a similar program that will work with the same functionality on their end? (E.g. a mail client that will allow me to accept calendar invites from others and confirm it on both ends?).

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