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		lordnacho on April 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft fixes 5-year-old Defender bug, reducing ... Continuous. We need one less coal plant to support the Firefox code after the bug fix.

akomtu on April 10, 2023 [–]

Coal makes only 12% of the electricity, in the US at least. Natural gas makes 36% and oil makes 33%.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/us-energy-facts/

flangola7 on April 10, 2023 | [–]

What does that have to do with anything? "Coal plant" is being used as a unit of power here.

akomtu on April 10, 2023 | | [–]

And a unit of pollution. I'm sure that one extra solar plant or hydro plant wouldn't draw as much attention.

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