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jay_kyburzyesterday at 9:04 PM2 repliesview on HN

Yes, but they _could_ be a closed loop system if governments demanded it. And they should.

The could, and should generate their own electricity as well. And perhaps even provide free power to the surrounding neighborhood to make up for the noise and inconvenience of having one nearby.


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inigyouyesterday at 10:06 PM

The xAI one does that, with the result of giving everyone in a several mile radius permanent asthma.

simmerupyesterday at 10:50 PM

Have you seen that some of these things are so loud they’re damaging to health? But they’re loud at frequencies we can’t hear so it’s not easy to tell without specialised equipment