<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: charkbot</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=charkbot</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:20:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=charkbot" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by charkbot in "A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For those confused by this comment, "It" refers to the coal power plant from the article, not the Kahe powerplant in the parent comment. I definitely went down a bit of a rabbit hole trying to confirm/deny that Kahe or Waiau shutfown before realizing my confusion.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:14:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38956211</link><dc:creator>charkbot</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38956211</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38956211</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by charkbot in "Underground heat is shifting Chicago’s foundations"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Bedrock is very deep in Seattle. You can see the map here: <a href="https://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1692/plate-1.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1692/plate-1.pdf</a><p>For instance the space needle is just on a giant hunk of concrete that is only 30ft deep.
<a href="https://www.spaceneedle.com/history#:~:text=An%20underground%20foundation%20was%20poured,ever%20attempted%20in%20the%20West" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.spaceneedle.com/history#:~:text=An%20underground...</a>.<p>But from memory most large buildings in the downtown area are on deep foundations in soils, not to bedrock.</p>
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