These renewables, however, are intermittent sources of power, while data centers need a steady supply to run all the time. The tech companies are currently reliant on the grid whenever the wind isn’t blowing or sun isn’t shining.

Gee, if only if they could have, say, containers of substances that could hold an electrical charge: perhaps—if you will—a “battery” of such containers.

If some roofs can withstand hurricanes, so can some solar panels. Presumably some wind turbines can withstand hurricane-force winds.

The beauty of solar is one doesn’t always need infrastructure: little more than a few panels, some batteries, and an inverter.

wp:Solar power by country

According to this, Cuba produces less than 2% the solar power as Chile.

maybe attack Ukrainian separatists as they are technically not Russian, and have flying transmitters over Ukraine and in the Black Sea with anti-Putin broadcasts.

1a. It’s a relatively small incentive to get people to emigrate, particularly the young.

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2b. wp:Cannabis in China

(my bold)

In 1985, the People’s Republic of China joined the Convention on Psychotropic Substances and identified marijuana as a dangerous narcotic drug, and illegal to possess or use it. The penalty for marijuana possession in China is disputed from various sources, but according to the Law on Public Security Administration Punishments, marijuana smokers shall be detained for 10 to 15 days and fined a maximum of 2,000 yuan.[16][17] However, the cultivation of cannabis for industrial purposes (hemp) has never been prohibited in China.[1]

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On another hand, cannabis seeds have been continuously listed in the Chinese Pharmacopeia[18] and hemp has never been prohibited in the history of the country.[19]

Then what’s with the 420-girls porn?

FAS