Italian CPU – The Genesys B52 MMX

Re:Italian CPU – The Genesys B52 MMX by midnightclubbed on Monday June 06, 2022 @12:43AM (#31637315)

While wildfires are certainly a growing issue in much of the Western Unites States the area around San Fransisco is a relatively low risk area.

I realize you are just being snarky but Australians are no strangers to hellscape wildfires. Australia suffered a 60+ million acre wildfire in 2020, way larger than all California wildfires in that year combined.

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Re:Italian CPU – The Genesys B52 MMX by nwiswell on Monday June 06, 2022 @03:18AM (#31638001)

I live in the SF Bay Area as well. He's right. We had multiple days where the smoke was so thick that the sun was blood red.

Here's a couple of news clippings from different days in 2020

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/one-year-ago-san-francis...

https://www.abc7news.com/amp/red-sunrise-bay-area-smoke-in-s...

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Re:Italian CPU – The Genesys B52 MMX by erosenbe0 on Monday June 06, 2022 @12:37PM (#31642659)

Yep. The air quality issue does create anxiety for several relatives who live or visit Silicon Valley. There can be a few days a year that are intolerable for those with particular sensitivity and they must cancel their engagements and head out of town, or hole up in room with a quality purifier.

Can't really say that is a problem where I live, although recreational fires in fire pits are increasingly annoying as people increase outdoor gatherings in covid times.

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Re:Italian CPU – The Genesys B52 MMX by erosenbe0 on Monday June 06, 2022 @12:33PM (#31642597)

Mostly just being sparky as far as hellscape but the air quality can be nasty in Palo Alto several days a year. Some people are indeed forced to take time off work and head out of town.

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