filister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1828arrow-down141
arrow-up1787arrow-down1external-linkLas Vegas' dystopia-sphere, powered by 150 Nvidia GPUs and drawing up to 28,000,000 watts, is both a testament to the hubris of humanity and an admittedly impressive technical feat | PC Gamerwww.pcgamer.comfilister@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square138linkfedilink
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59arrow-down2·2 years agoWe’ll also ignore the fact that that solar could have been used to offset actual needs instead of this BS.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·2 years agoIf only Las Vegas were located somewhere that the sun shines almost all day every day. \s
minus-squareCommanderCloon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI highly doubt the operating hours of this ball of decadence match the time when solar power peaks
minus-squareUsernameblankface@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIf only the creators of the ball had enough profit coming in to put up more solar panels and build up a battery bank for the night so they wouldn’t take anything from the grid…
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years agoAnd yet they still couldn’t cover the last 30%.
minus-square__Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThat’s probably at night
minus-squarecapital@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoRegardless, that energy could be going to offset other energy currently being produced by non-renewables no matter which way you slice it.
minus-squareduffman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoVegas exists because of the BS.
We’ll also ignore the fact that that solar could have been used to offset actual needs instead of this BS.
If only Las Vegas were located somewhere that the sun shines almost all day every day. \s
I highly doubt the operating hours of this ball of decadence match the time when solar power peaks
If only the creators of the ball had enough profit coming in to put up more solar panels and build up a battery bank for the night so they wouldn’t take anything from the grid…
And yet they still couldn’t cover the last 30%.
That’s probably at night
Regardless, that energy could be going to offset other energy currently being produced by non-renewables no matter which way you slice it.
Vegas exists because of the BS.