The Post-Partisan Emporium

  AI Debt and Dismemberment T.L. Davis Some time ago I wrote about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and it’s demand on data centers and subsequently their demand for electricity and what that meant for the average citizen without the power to effectively advocate for their own piece of the pie. It’s a depressing condition that’s operating far ahead of the actual need, it’s built-in more expensive power based on the fact that the data center being built nearby will someday require. Without any new data centers being in operation in our area, the cost of my energy used today suddenly shot up over 30% with my new bill. That’s something that President Trump, my local officials, representatives and senators of both US and Texas legislatures promised would not happen. Despite the fact that everyone knew it would. Now, it has. So, I’m paying a higher price for electricity, because someone else has a data center running in their area. And, the whole operation is based on a belie...

  They Want to Stop Lightning Now The real danger isn’t climate. It’s the belief we can control nature. There is a point where science stops asking questions and starts issuing commands. We are there. A  Canadian startup  now claims it can suppress lightning to prevent wildfires. The logic is simple and increasingly familiar. Lightning ignites fires. Fires release carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide contributes to climate change. Therefore, lightning itself has become a problem to solve. But that conclusion only makes sense if you accept a much deeper assumption. That natural systems are errors. And that we are capable of correcting them. The Real Shift No One Is Talking About This is not about lightning. It is about a fundamental shift in how nature is being framed. Natural processes are no longer something to understand. They are something to control. Fire is no longer an ecological process. It is an emissions source. Lightning is no longer atmospheric physics. It is a liabi...