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1. tptacek · 1791145040 · focus · HN ↗

   So, basically, not a meaningful amount of water at all. Credit to the story authors for taking the time to frame what 13MM gallons actually works out to.

   1. gspr · 1791147051 · focus · HN ↗

      What I now wonder is why the hell they're trying to hide it then. If the numbers are strongly on your side, why hide them?!

      1. TeMPOraL · 1791147925 · focus · HN ↗

         Because nobody reasonable believes water use is any issue, but these numbers are proxy for the usual stuff companies don't disclose for usual reasons (ones that rhyme with "competition" and "stock market")?

         1. gspr · 1791148191 · focus · HN ↗

            They sure as hell aren't making it easy for the "reasonable" to take their side when their response to the "unreasonable" is "the numbers you claim are bad are actually good, but you don't get to see them because they go to a different school".
      2. bluecheese452 · 1791148510 · focus · HN ↗

         We have perfectly good reasons to hide behind shell companies and ndas! Anyone who disagrees is a hater!
      3. fragmede · 1791151987 · focus · HN ↗

         Because hedge funds are going to use those numbers to get better estimates of their business and revenues and use that in their forecasting which means Google loses in the stock market.

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