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neloxtoday at 3:07 AM4 repliesview on HN

xAI’s turbines produce meaningful local/regional pollution (especially NOx in a vulnerable area) but represent a rounding error nationally and globally.


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palmoteatoday at 6:30 AM

> xAI’s turbines produce meaningful local/regional pollution (especially NOx in a vulnerable area) but represent a rounding error nationally and globally.

If you shoot someone in the face, it will produce a meaningful increase in local/regional murder, but represent a rounding error nationally and globally.

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cududatoday at 7:39 AM

It doesn’t matter if people have to suddenly live by gas turbines that run 24/7 because why again? Can you repeat that last part back to me but say it a little dumber for me?

glaslongtoday at 7:25 AM

farting in a crowded elevator because the people outside the elevator won't even notice

throwaw12today at 7:41 AM

multiply rounding errors by thousands and you get somewhat meaningful impact. you are underestimating the scale of independently small pollutions