Christian Smith

Dad to three amazing kids 👧🏼👦🏼👦🏼, engineer, entrepreneur, investor, creator.

Acquired F45 Training franchise in January 2024

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@steadichris @SawyerMerritt @Tesla @larry not true - I was on standard this morning when it did that. Has nothing to do with overtaking, two lanes merged into one and even on chill it will hard break right at the moment of merge.

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

Did Grok just turn stupid today?

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@TexasTSLA @Tesla @robotaxi I’ve said this multiple times. I pay $100 for premium connectivity. Throw a dart and pretty much any navigation app in the app store is better than Teslas navigation. It’s embarrassing how bad it is.

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

You should educate yourself before arguing about something you know nothing about.

How the Closed-Loop Process Works
Here's the typical process in these modern systems:

Initial fill: The system is filled once (usually during construction or commissioning) with water mixed with additives (like corrosion inhibitors, biocides, and sometimes glycol-based coolants, similar to antifreeze). This is not constantly drawn from local sources.
Recirculation: The coolant circulates continuously in a sealed loop. It absorbs heat directly from the servers/GPUs via cold plates or heat exchangers, then moves to outdoor cooling units (often large dry coolers with big fans—some designs use massive 20-foot fans to reject heat to the air without evaporation).
Minimal losses: There is no ongoing evaporation in the primary loop for most of the facility, and the same fluid is reused indefinitely (with top-ups only as needed for minor leaks or maintenance). Microsoft has stated that the water in the closed-loop system at their Mount Pleasant campus is replaced only about every six years.
What happens to any discharge?The system does not "dump" the cooling fluid directly into rivers, aquifers, or the general water supply untreated.
Any water that needs to be removed (e.g., during rare maintenance flushes or blowdown) is treated and typically sent to the local municipal wastewater system in compliance with regulations.
Microsoft reports that for their Mount Pleasant facilities overall, they expect to draw about 8.44 million gallons per year once fully built out, but return roughly 6 million gallons to the municipal system (net consumption is low, equivalent to a typical restaurant's annual water use). The remaining ~10% of the site may use some evaporative or hybrid cooling only during peak hot periods (May–September), but even that is minimized.

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@LINAEAFLODEN @aakashgupta You know it’s all recycled right? Data centers aren’t a draw on a cities water source.

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@4thOfJuly365 If you were in his same position, would you want a life? He’s also a human being.

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@Jbn3ex Epic

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@dustinscott_ @JBlunt1018 😩 you win

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

Skies over Puerto Vallarta are significantly more clear compared to this morning. Still signs of new fires and fighting.

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@CernBasher How do you factor in the fact that since this isn’t restricted by hiring, effectively anybody can buy one and do the same thing. Not to mention all the Teslas with FSD c that are currently privately owned. How does/will saturation affect this model?

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@truthandtesla @TeslaBoomerMama How in the hell are you financing 10 for $1,900 a month?

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@TeamKClark This is the stupidest argument. Get off your ass and update your ID…

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

Humanity has built a machine it doesn’t fully understand, can’t control, and won’t stop building. A machine that will displace millions, disrupt economies, rewrite the rules of war, and concentrate unimaginable power in the hands of very few. The people closest to it are the loudest voices warning us about it and the first ones back at their desks the next morning. We can see the cliff. We named it. We wrote essays about it. And then we ran a little faster towards it.

[Matt Shumer @mattshumer_]

https://t.co/ivXRKXJvQg

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@johnrushx Yeah but at the same time it will enable a small % to do things they wouldn’t otherwise have been able to do. It’s not all bad.

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@truthandtesla What are you going to do if this isn’t open to the public for another year?

[Christian Smith @chrishsmith16]

@TrevorScottReal @db9mike I just leased at 15k/year because I got raped on my 2023. Was cheaper to lease than buy.