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My Rankings Of The 2023 Top 10 Ben & Jerry’s Flavors

Every year Ben & Jerry’s puts out their top flavors of the year based on sales. You can see that list here: https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2023/12/top-flavors-2023. But America is wrong. These are actually the best flavors ranked, by me, Mike.

See my rankings 1-10 below, with the top flavor sold from the Ben & Jerry’s list in ().


1. Americone Dream (Stephen Colbert’s) (8)

The Best! The Caramel swirl. Oh! The chocolate covered waffle cone. OH BABY. This is my go-to flavor in my once-per-month pint of Ben and Jerry’s.

2. Chocolate Fudge Brownie (5)

So chocolatey but oh so good. This one I can take in only short bursts, which is good because it slows down my consumption of it!

3. Half Baked (1)

Would definitely be ranked 2, maybe even 1, if it weren’t for those damn “cookie dough” chunks. nasty!

4. The Tonight Dough (Jimmy Fallon) (6)

Would be one higher if it wasn’t for Jimmy Fallon’s goofy face and name on the pint.


5. Phish Food (7)

This flavor is grooooooovy, man. 🙂

6. Milk & Cookies (10)

How have I never actually had this flavor before?! Cookie chunks (two kinds) sounds so much better than awful “cookie dough”.

7. Strawberry Cheesecake (4)

I have not yet had this flavor, but cheesecake (in moderation) is a top tier pie/cake and strawberry is a top tier berry (in all amounts), so I’m excited to give it a try this year.

8. Cherry Garcia (2)

Not a cherry fan (flavor is usually good) so sadly putting this near the bottom.

9. Chunky Monkey (9)

As an on-off banana lover, I’d love to love this super fun-ly named B&J flavor but I loathe walnuts. NO THANKS.

10. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (3)

Cookie dough in ice cream is disgusting. What an awful, malting texture. You all need to Find God.


I should try liking more things, huh?

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Recent Bluesky Posts That Were Good – March 24th, 2024

Bluesky continues to grow and be a good site to hang out on and post. Check out some of the best recent Bluesky posts in mid to late March 2024. *Be sure to follow all of these users!*

*Check out the bblloobb Who To Follow On Bluesky post!*

*Transportation And Urbanism Accounts To Follow On Bluesky*

*Artists To Follow On Bluesky*

Sign up here: https://bsky.app/


Good 70s Psychology textbook covers from the 1970s

https://bsky.app/profile/tikkunolamunist.bsky.social/post/3ko7fuydxnc2r


The Barkley Marathon.

The Barkley Marathon was fairly well covered on Bluesky this year, when it happened on March 17th. Go Check out the #bm100 hashtag! #bm100

https://bsky.app/profile/artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social/post/3kod4khyvl52d

https://bsky.app/profile/alannlopes.bsky.social/post/3kodfj7yt7d2c


“Cities are dangerous!” Yes, because of cars

https://bsky.app/profile/davidho.bsky.social/post/3knndb6vkip2j


On The Supreme Court

https://bsky.app/profile/kashana.bsky.social/post/3knlxntshtk2h


JK Rowling is a bad and disingenuous person, a thread

https://bsky.app/profile/sararoseg.bsky.social/post/3knlniky53223


The Pigs have thumbs and they are gaming

https://bsky.app/profile/youranalogbuddy.bsky.social/post/3knjm6zi6kx2b

…and the actual subway assaults….basically nothing.

https://bsky.app/profile/johnpfaff.bsky.social/post/3knjgqx7kjk2i


Days Ranked. I believe this to be accurate.

https://bsky.app/profile/jonbois.bsky.social/post/3knuh47mxsc2i


A good podcast episode: Ed Zitron on Tech Won’t Save Us

https://bsky.app/profile/techwontsave.us/post/3kno7yqgyck2l


The Blue Heron Farm Tortoise Saga. Jeremy was lost. And then found. And then fucked. That is one horny Tortoise.

https://bsky.app/profile/blueheronfarm.bsky.social/post/3kno2wojscz24

https://bsky.app/profile/brendelbored.bsky.social/post/3knobbmewi22h

lol


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8 Movies Now Streaming For Free On Pluto.tv – March 2024

I’m a Pluto.tv virgin, but damn if they don’t have a great lineup of free movies available to watch. I think I’m going to start with Congo. Check out Congo and some of the other new additions in March 2024 below!

Find lists of what movies to watch and what’s currently streaming on:
*Amazon Prime*
*Freevee*

*Pluto.tv*
*Tubi*

The Master (2012)

About: I mean, it’s a Paul Thomas Anderson movie, watch it. The man doesn’t miss.

  • Hard Eight (1996)
  • Boogie Nights (1997)
  • Magnolia (1999)
  • Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
  • There Will Be Blood (2007)
  • The Master (2012)
  • Inherent Vice (2014)
  • Phantom Thread (2017)
  • Licorice Pizza (2021)

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Congo (1995)

About: Part Jurassic Park. Part Indian Jones. Part The Net. Annnnd you’re already gone, off watching Congo (1995). Stop back in when you’re looking for your next movie on Pluto.tv.

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Panic Room (2002)

About: This movie is stacked: Foster, Whitaker, and Stewart. Thankfully Pluto.tv has the No Leto Cut of this great thriller. Crazy to think this was Fincher‘s movie between Fight Club and Zodiac, both of which seem and are so massive, where this largely takes place in one Brownstone in NYC’s Upper West Side. (Filmed on a Hollywood Studio lot, sadly.)

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

About: Remember: THEY. ARE. THE. BAD. GUYS. Like the main guy went to jail for his crimes against society.

Pretty funny movie though, lol.

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Gattaca (1997)

About: *Al Pacino voice*: GAAAATTTTAAAAACCCCCAAAA GAAAATTTTAAAAAAACCCCCCCCA GAAAATTTACCCAAAA

But for real, I think Gattaca is a bit of a “cult classic”, after not having box office success, but I don’t think it’s had the wide-spread love that it deserves. Watch it if you haven’t seen.

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


The Truman Show (1998)

About: Imagine the world was watching you waste your life away reading this stupid shit, instead of like going for a walk, or talking to your kids, or being a contributing member of your community.

Wait, now I’m imagining them watching me WRITE this drivel. oh my god. i’ve wasted my life

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


The Aviator (2004)

About: Awful poster. Now that I think about this film I recall almost all advertising I saw for it being bad. Probably 10 years after it originally came out, I caught it on Netflix, and you know what? It’s pretty good!

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Tommy Boy (1995)

About: Mikey likey, Mikey want to watch a 90’s comedy classic that he at one point knew nearly all the words to. Relive your childhood with me, and let’s watch TB tonight.

Links: Watch on Pluto.tv | Buy on Amazon (ad)


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How To Cook Frozen White Castle Cheeseburgers In The Oven

My microwave recently died. I thought it would be fun to live without one for awhile. So far it has been going A-okay. Fine. Not that much of a disturbance. Biggest problem has been melting coconut butter, and also reheating coffee. Both are easy enough with a stove-top pan, and just drinking cold coffee, respectively.

BUT I recently purchased these frozen White Castle Cheeseburgers and it came as a surprise that the only instructions on the box are for the microwave.

As I don’t have one, and I wanted to eat these shitty, cheesy, sliders I had to cook in-the-oven based only on my wits and frozen meal experience (which is sadly pretty extensive).

Here’s what I did:

  1. Oven at 350 Degrees F. Put in for 5 minutes. When I took them out the breading was starting to get semi-crisp, however the middle was still quite frozen. I cut them all in half, flipped, re-spread out on the cookie sheet, and threw in the same oven for another 3 minutes.
  2. At that point the middle of the entire half-cheeseburgers was melted and non-frozen.
  3. I then plated, and ate them. And you know what…delicious. Crispy buns, and melted cheese insides. So good. Eat this trash.

(I am not a doctor, nor a chef, nor an expert on food-borne illnesses. Cook in the oven at your own risk.)

Enjoy!!


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6 Taskmaster Prize Tasks You Can Actually Buy

I started watching Taskmaster (UK) around Thanksgiving last year and now, about 5 months later, I essentially haven’t stopped. I’m on rewatch two. I love it so much I’m working on a ranking of the series for this site, as I do my rewatch.

Each episode starts with the prize task. Some of them are stolen pants, or subscriptions to cloud picture emails, or it turns out, some things you can actually buy online. Below is a list of the Taskmaster Prize Tasks that you can actually buy. Some of them quite cheap!

(these links are affiliate links where I will make pennies if you purchase something from amazon.com)

The Spinning Nose Elephant On A Bike – Bob Mortimer – S5E6

One of the silliest (and surprisingly cheap) little prize task prizes, is this little elephant on a bike where the top spins as the wheels turn. Bob Mortimer uses this prize twice, once with broccoli on it, and another where it’s a lil’ sausage. Both very funny (and cute!). Oddly this was a “best thing you’ve made yourself” task, which this is clearly not. ha. You can actually buy this for fairly cheap! $16 at the time of writing this: https://amzn.to/3vaHi1m

Watch the clip:

Starts around 6:15: https://youtu.be/n8JEbc7gfzA?si=Q-Wurm_IYDQNn68z&t=376

A Laminator – Kerry Godliman – S7E10

This is one of those clips that you truly hope is sincere, and it feels like it actually is. A fucking laminator lol. The reactions are great. I guess the category of “most magnificent stationary” makes it make some sense. Buy a similar lamintor here: https://amzn.to/490JDtw

Watch the clip:

Starts 10:15. https://youtu.be/n8JEbc7gfzA?si=s9UCUtcCHWZcO96Z&t=617

50 Ways To See Through People [Book] – Lou Sanders – S8E6

Okay this one is actually less buy-able. It’s only used and *very* expensive. Still a pretty fun/stupid prize for the task of “The best see-thru thing”. See the options to buy used: https://amzn.to/43hdDAe

Watch the clip:

Starts around 8:35. https://youtu.be/0Evi7oIm3es?si=utvIL3XNy5smyLwM&t=517

Cute Cat Toy With Eyes That Pop – Hugh Dennis – S4E5

In this series Hug Dennis’s prize tasks were hilariously bad and 6 out of 8 times came in last place. Good gag. In this episode for “the Cutest Thing” thing he brought in this cat with eyes that bulge out. I think Greg was a little harsh on him, but still funny. Buy a version here! https://amzn.to/3v5ZWaJ

Watch the clip here:

Starts at about 12:00. https://youtu.be/0Evi7oIm3es?si=4FveJPWweM0YJ7Rf&t=722

Wooden Box Puzzle – Phil Wang – S7E4

You should really watch this clip below. The story of Phil haggling for the prize (a gag he did in every episode which was very funny), and then James Acaster’s outburst with Greg taking him aside. All very funny. The category was “the most confusing thing”. Buy similar boxes here: https://amzn.to/3ICDk4B

Watch the clip here:

Starts around 0:15. https://youtu.be/OJszhVdxj4M?si=vTjw-lv27Jz0WkaK&t=15

Cute Three Peas In A Pod – Mel Giedroyc – S4E5

This is also from the “bring in the cutest thing” category that was also above. I think this is actually legitimately cute, but Greg was a little rascal about it. It’s Three Peas In A Pod! https://amzn.to/3PozJLf

Watch the clip:

Starts around 5:40. https://youtu.be/OJszhVdxj4M?si=NecpsLCCBOcDmUOJ&t=337

Another round of these probably coming soon! Along with the All Series Ranked as I mention at the top.

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The 2022 Top Citations Given Out By OSHA

OSHA(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) comes out with a list of the top standard citations they give out each year. These come out roughly in April for the previous Fiscal Year, which happens to be Oct-Sept for the previous time period. So in this case, the 2022 Fiscal Year citations listed below are from October 2021-September 2022.

The 2023 list should be coming out this April 2024, showing the 2023 Fiscal Year citations from Oct 2022-Sept 2023. (See that list here!)(coming soon!)

See list here with additional resources: https://www.osha.gov/top10citedstandards


1. Fall Protection, construction – 5,915

Fall Protection addresses things like the use of guardrails on worksites (temporary guardrails, scaffolding guardrails, and around stairs), properly covering holes, safety net systems and more. Read more about Fall Protection in construction settings over on the OSHA website. https://www.osha.gov/otm/section-5-construction-operations/chapter-4


2. Hazard Communication, general industry – 2,639

Hazard communication citations are largely related to the labeling of different materials and chemicals for the employees who use or work around those materials. See the full rules for this standard here: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1200


3. Ladders, construction – 2,449

Stairways and Ladders, a boy has gotta climb. Read the standard here: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.1053


4. Respiratory Protection, general industry – 2,412

Is inhaling asbestos good? Should my mask be snug as a bug in a rug? What type of respirator should I wear for the job to be safe? All good questions. Let OSHA help: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.134


5. Scaffolding, construction – 2,251

No one tells you that one of the scariest parts of living in a city, after cars, is scaffolding. Walking under it is scary. Seeing people up on it is scary. Windy days are especially scary for scaffolding. Not to mention the likely mob connection to scaffolding being installed. Be safe: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.451


6. Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout), general industry – 2,139

This one is about things plugged into energy sources, or have stored energy, such as batteries. From here: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.147


This standard covers the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment in which the unexpected energization or start up of the machines or equipment, or release of stored energy could cause injury to employees. This standard establishes minimum performance requirements for the control of such hazardous energy.


7. Powered Industrial Trucks, general industry – 1,896

Are you Fork Lift Certified? I hope so! Here are the vehicles included: fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks, motorized hand trucks, and other specialized industrial trucks powered by electric motors or internal combustion engines. See more here: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.178


8. Fall Protection Training, construction – 1,762

Do you think the high level of citations for Fall Protection Training is related to Fall Protection being the most common citation? Hmmmm, hard to tell. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.503


9. Eye and Face Protection, construction – 1,572

Keep those peepers peeping. Protect those eyes…and face too, I guess. https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1926/1926.102


10. Machinery and Machine Guarding, general industry – 1,469

When machines move or spin fast (or hot!), there is bound to be “stuff” shooting off in different ways, from wood chips, to sparks, to metal shrapnel. You got to guard, is what I always say. Read more here: https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.212


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9 New Movies On Tubi – March 2024

Tubi going wild this March with their new movies available for streaming….FOR FREE. These are all B+ plus movies. Check them out.

Find lists of what movies to watch and what’s currently streaming on:
*Amazon Prime*
*Freevee*

*Pluto.tv*
*Tubi*

See April 2024 list here:
https://www.bblloobb.com/2024/7-new-movies-to-watch-on-tubi-april-2024

Lady Bird (2017)

About: A coming of age tale in Sacramento, written and directed by Greta Gerwig (of Barbie fame). It’s a cute and funny movie. Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf both kill it. The movie was nominated for countless awards. Watch it if you haven’t seen before.

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)

About: David Fincher does it again. Other than two scenes I skip past because they are very upsetting, I love this movie. Can’t beat a Scandinavian murder mystery/thriller where they speak English the whole time (hello The Snowman).

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Friday (1995)

About: This is a *safe space*, right? Okay, good. I have never seen Friday. However I did just watch on Youtube “friday best bits“, and you know what, I think I/you should watch this movie.

Really astonishing how funny a person Chris Tucker is. I hope he’s doing well. *me ignoring the last decade in his Personal Life on Wikipedia*

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Us (2019)

About: I’m too scared to watch this one, but you can not go wrong with a Jordan Peele movie.

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Snowpiercer (2015)

About: An incredible good (and fun! 🙂 ) critique of Class as we slowly transition to our Climate Emergency future. Written and Directed by Bong Joon-ho, of Parasite fame.

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Magic Mike (2012)

About: Get the gals together, eat some cheese, drink some wine, and get wt as f*k. A really fun movie for all everyone (who is of age!).

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Paddington 2 (2018)

About: An incredibly cute and wholesome movie. Fun for the whole family. Or in my case, a 36 year old man home alone on a Friday night with little else to do.

Don’t worry about seeing Paddington 1 first, it’s pretty easy to get: there is a cute little bear that lives with a family and he’s nice and he gets into his little hijinks.

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Reservoir Dogs (1992)

About: Mr Blue. Mr Yellow. Mr Purple. Mr Black. Mr White. Mr Beige. Mr Coral. The whole gang is here. If I recall, quite a few do not make it.

A “classic” film you should see at some point.

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


Sixteen Candles (1984)

About: I haven’t seen it but I’m guessing the girl in the middle turns sixteen and sheds her adolescence. And then finds a love or two with those couple of fellas? Movie pretty much writes itself. But good try, John Hughes, I guess.

Links: Watch on Tubi | Buy on Amazon (ad)


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How To Program Your LG Magic TV Universal Remote

Gotta watch your stories. I get it. I’m watching one of my stories right now. Need help with your LG Magic Remote that came when you purchased your LG TV? See below!


Battery

Installing The Batteries

*Please read this manual carefully.

*Press the top of the battery cover, slide it back, and lift the cover as shown below.

*To replace batteries, open the battery cover, replace alkaline batteries (1.5 V, AA) matching and ends to the label inside the compartment, and close the battery cover. Be sure to point the remote control at the remote control sensor on the TV.

*To remove the batteries, perform the installation actions in reverse. Don’t mix old or used batteries with new ones. Close the cover securely.

*Open the battery cover to find the label.

Battery Precautions

*After replacement of the batteries, pair the remote control and use it in accordance with user manual.

*If the unit does not operate after replacement of batteries, reattempt pairing in accordance with the user manual.

*If the remote controller is not being used for prolonged period of time, remove the batteries from the unit.

*Do not dismantle or expose the batteries to heat.

*Do not drop or exert extreme impact on the batteries. This may cause the case to be damaged.

*Do not immerse the batteries in water.

*There is danger of explosion if batteries are inserted incorrectly.

*Properly dispose of used batteries.

*Failure to match the correct polarities of the battery may cause the battery to burst or leak, resulting in fire, personal injury, or ambient pollution.


How To Use

How to register (pair) or deregister (unpair)

To use the Magic Remote, first pair it with your TV.

*Put batteries into the Magic Remote and turn the TV on.

*Point the Magic Remote at your TV and press the Wheel
(OK) on the remote control.
*If the TV fails to register the Magic Remote, try again after
turning the TV off and back on.

How to deregister (unpair) the Magic Remote

1. Press and hold the (HOME) and BACK buttons at the same time for five seconds, to unpair the Magic Remote with your TV.

2. Pressing and holding the GUIDE button will let you cancel and re-register Magic Remote at once.

*Shake the Magic Remote slightly to the right and left or press (HOME), (INPUT), or (Q. Settings) buttons to make the pointer appear on the screen. (In some TV models, the pointer will appear when you turn the Wheel (OK) button.)

*If the pointer has not been used for a certain period of time or Magic Remote is placed on a flat surface, then the pointer will disappear.

*If the pointer is not responding smoothly, you can reset the pointer by moving it to the edge of the screen.

*The Magic Remote depletes batteries faster than a normal remote due to the additional features.


Find the Full PDF here:

AN-MR18BA_ENG

Youtube Videos

Register and Deregister the remote to your TV:

A full breakdown of how to use the LG Magic Remote:

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12 Recent Bluesky Posts That Were Good – March 3rd, 2024

Bluesky has “the juice” as the people who post too much on Bluesky say. Check out some of the recent posts in February/March 2024 that were good. Be sure to follow all of these posters too.

*Join here https://bsky.app*

*Check out our Who To Follow On Bluesky List*

The Good

At the museum pounding the the glass: “FEET FEET FEET”. (ref)

https://bsky.app/profile/jayhulmepoet.bsky.social/post/3kmob5n5ae42m


HE. HAS. RISEN. (TURTLE.)

https://bsky.app/profile/kristadb1.bsky.social/post/3kmo5jqktb22o


You should watch The Americans.

https://bsky.app/profile/profmusgrave.bsky.social/post/3kmdkttu4he2z


Lol. Remember: Naomi Klein is not Naomi Wolf. The Good One, Naomi Klein, wrote a whole book about this. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World.

https://bsky.app/profile/kilgoretrout.bsky.social/post/3kmserlgmqn2j


This is a perfect picture for our fraudulent, vaporware times. But at least the lady also seems cool and nice.

https://bsky.app/profile/artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social/post/3kmixujzm2l2d

https://bsky.app/profile/benbartlett.bsky.social/post/3kmkmkdyqst2d

The Bad

It is far too easy for fascists to speak and be heard in the last 5 years. In big part thanks to the likes of Elon Musk. Why are you still logging into Twitter again?

https://bsky.app/profile/eladn.bsky.social/post/3klzs6uehz22o

https://bsky.app/profile/cailin.dev/post/3km6rxaxttk2v


I’ve been thinking about this idea a lot since Dr. Damien P. Williams posted a version of it a couple of weeks ago. With parents reaching their 70s, and myself having two weeks of lower back pain, it’s hard not too.

You will get old. You will die. (Probably with your body slowly, and then very quickly, breaking down.)

https://bsky.app/profile/wolvendamien.bsky.social/post/3kmqwe5ra742v


The New York Times continues to manufacture non-sense outrage.

https://bsky.app/profile/joshuaerlich.bsky.social/post/3kkyvhprqic2z


The fact that anyone can listen to this person and take them seriously is such a downer. Check out Some More News’ video on Peterson here.

https://bsky.app/profile/donmoyn.bsky.social/post/3kmq5rw6ruz2q


See ya next time.

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4 Questions And Answers On A.I.’s Electrical And Water Use

This is an update of this older post: https://www.bblloobb.com/2023/how-much-water-do-ai-prompts-use/

The first question you might be asking is “why does AI use water at all?” You might also wonder at the end of this, “we are using all of this energy and resources for really shitty “art” and straight up wrong answers to questions we ask? Seems silly and bad, huh?”

Check out the four questions and answers below!


How much water and electricity will A.I. use in the coming years?

Researchers at UC Riverside estimated last year, for example, that global AI demand could cause data centers to suck up 1.1 trillion to 1.7 trillion gallons of freshwater by 2027. A separate study from a university in the Netherlands, this one peer-reviewed, found that AI servers’ electricity demand could grow, over the same period, to be on the order of 100 terawatt hours per year, about as much as the entire annual consumption of Argentina or Sweden.

AI Is Taking Water From the Desert, by Karen Hao, The Atlantic

To put that in perspective? Per the Atlantic, that’s approximately the amount that a total of 670 Goodyear families would consume in a year combined. And though that’s a lot of water anywhere, it’s especially material in a place like southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, where a drying Colorado River and property development loopholes have led to an increasingly dire water crisis.

Microsoft Is Draining an Arizona Town’s Water Supply for its AI, by Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurisim

Academics suggest that AI demand would drive up water withdrawal — where water is removed from ground or surface sources — to between 4.2bn and 6.6bn cubic meters by 2027, or about half the amount consumed by the UK each year.

AI boom sparks concern over Big Tech’s water consumption, Financial Times


How much water do individual ChatGPT prompts use?

[…]has suggested that requesting between 10 and 50 responses from the company’s popular ChatGPT chatbot running on its older model GPT-3 would equate to “drinking” a 500ml bottle of water, depending on when and where it is deployed.

GPT-4 had more parameters and required more power, so it would likely use more water, said Ren. Detailed information about the model’s energy use has not been made available.

AI boom sparks concern over Big Tech’s water consumption, Financial Times


How much of the world’s overall energy use will be AI tools in the coming years?

“You’re talking about AI electricity consumption potentially being half a percent of global electricity consumption by 2027,” de Vries tells The Verge. “I think that’s a pretty significant number.”
But de Vries says putting these figures in context is important. He notes that between 2010 and 2018, data center energy usage has been fairly stable, accounting for around 1 to 2 percent of global consumption. (And when we say “data centers” here we mean everything that makes up “the internet”: from the internal servers of corporations to all the apps you can’t use offline on your smartphone.)

How much electricity does AI consume?, By James Vincent, The Verge


How has energy use by Google, Microsoft, and Meta increased since their AI tools became available?

In 2022, the latest period for when figures are available, Microsoft increased its water consumption 34 per cent, Google 22 per cent and Meta 3 per cent as a result of their growing use of data centres.

https://www.ft.com/content/6544119e-a511-4cfa-9243-13b8cf855c13

AI boom sparks concern over Big Tech’s water consumption, Financial Times


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