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Las 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 Gamer (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] Zachariah 31 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Add a solar array and battery bank, a you might even have electricity left over. It’s in the desert after all.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Still a waste of energy because that could be used for the general grid

[–] Zachariah 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn’t say entertainment is a waste of energy even if there are nobler uses for the power.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Advertising may be entertaining but it's not entertainment

[–] Lost_My_Mind 7 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I dunno man. You ever see the infomercials for the magic bullet, or the slapchop?

Fetticini

Linguine

Martini

Bikini.

You're gonna love my nuts!

[–] Nurse_Robot 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Remember when he got his dick almost bitten off while doing coke with a hooker?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't it his lip?

[–] Nurse_Robot 1 points 5 months ago

Shit you might be right. It's been a long time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It may be entertaining, but it's not entertainment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Remix still slaps

https://youtu.be/UWRyj5cHIQA

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I’m in a good mood all day

[–] Zachariah 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

…Las Vegas Sphere—a gigantic spherical entertainment arena sitting at the heart of Sin City…

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I think he means the outside

[–] Grimy 1 points 5 months ago

Here's a link. You can go inside of it and it's essentially a huge concert venue. It's clearly entertainment.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TuanMw6zwBk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Like those ass massaging power chairs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I'd hate to be the one to use them after /u/buttfarts.

[–] Tilgare 2 points 5 months ago

There wouldn't be an incentive or the capital necessary to instigate the build out of solar without the sphere. Yes, it would be great if someone did that. But the owners of the sphere specifically have a financial incentive to do so for the sake of lower energy costs. There's not a lack of land or sun, so whether they do or do not doesn't amount to a "waste" of energy - anyone else can build out solar production too.

[–] maniacal_gaff -2 points 5 months ago

I saw several concerts there and it was awesome. You want to live a life without anything fun in it?

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Have you ever seen a solar array that gives 28 MW?

[–] Zachariah 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] NeoNachtwaechter 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So?

[–] Zachariah 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or how about six wind turbines? It’s rather windy in Las Vegas.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, have you seen it with your own eyes?

[–] Zachariah 1 points 5 months ago

I’ve flown over a couple big ones. Not sure of the exactly area or output.

[–] Zachariah 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is it bigger or smaller than a football field?

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Rough calculation says it needs about 28 ha, this could be about 30 football fields (depending on whatever they mean in your area when they say football :))

[–] Zachariah 1 points 5 months ago

Thank you for doing the math.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

allow me to remind you about ✨opportunity costs ✨