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I would imagine plenty of data centers use both? Last time I worked at one they had both industrial heat pumps and evaporative cooling towers outside. While the heat pumps are effective, the cooling towers are way cheaper on cool dry days, so it mostly ended up being which one cost less that day vs strictly one or the other.
Re:A Map of Every Lighthouse on the Planet on Sunday October 04, 2026 @01:32PM (#49955947)
This seems like it maps way more than just lighthouses. Looking at puget sound, at least, it seems to mark all the navigation buoys as lighthouses as well.
Re:Spymarks, Not Watermarks on Monday September 21, 2026 @08:24PM (#49795259)
"tracking watermark" seems clearer to me than "spymark"
Re:English: A vs. An on Saturday September 19, 2026 @06:43PM (#49770721)
with "the actual" I imagine you're also putting in a kind of intrusive "y" sound so it flows better into the vowel