Bryan McAvoy
@bryanmcavoy.bsky.social
Former NWS met, currently involved in state air quality work. Read the same cyberpunk novels the tech bros did. Reached different conclusions. Ardent Bokononist. Don't follow me! I mainly repost, which is to say, there is no original content herein. (:
I was stunned to learn that corn alone uses 80 times more water than data centers per year in the US. And 40% of that corn goes to making ethanol. I think I have that right. (And I'm a pretty analog guy myself)
December 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I was stunned to learn that corn alone uses 80 times more water than data centers per year in the US. And 40% of that corn goes to making ethanol. I think I have that right. (And I'm a pretty analog guy myself)
Well crap. I've been dunning krugered. I've been repeating this narrative to other people, confident it was correct. And it's totally wrong. How does that happen?
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Well crap. I've been dunning krugered. I've been repeating this narrative to other people, confident it was correct. And it's totally wrong. How does that happen?
I'm this close to just walking into the sea
December 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'm this close to just walking into the sea
Aww. That's rather adorable
December 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Aww. That's rather adorable
We can't even build a WTIV (on time or on budget)
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We can't even build a WTIV (on time or on budget)
I was doing okay until someone put the idea in my head of being chased down by a flesh-eating Peter Thiel cyborg in a post-apocalyptic hellscape. (:
December 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I was doing okay until someone put the idea in my head of being chased down by a flesh-eating Peter Thiel cyborg in a post-apocalyptic hellscape. (:
Fermi's paradox doing its thing
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Fermi's paradox doing its thing
Do you think that if the president steps aside for medical reasons, then Vance/the tech bros would be better at least for renewable energy? (I realize that could pale in comparison to the other potential horrors)
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Do you think that if the president steps aside for medical reasons, then Vance/the tech bros would be better at least for renewable energy? (I realize that could pale in comparison to the other potential horrors)
I think a lot about Ron Swanson these days
December 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I think a lot about Ron Swanson these days
And the own-goals continue. Wonder if they'll go after onshore generation next? This is so bleak
December 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
And the own-goals continue. Wonder if they'll go after onshore generation next? This is so bleak
Reposted by Bryan McAvoy
Or to put it in homes lingo, 3013 homes.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Or to put it in homes lingo, 3013 homes.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
Lol! A new "time flies like an arrow" just dropped
December 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Lol! A new "time flies like an arrow" just dropped