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niyad

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12. A truly depressing prospect.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #7)

Fri May 15, 2026, 11:41 AM

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Data centers and water (WHAT WATER??) Two stories from yesterday, [View all] niyad May 15 OP

This industry needs to crash hard, the sooner the better. hunter May 15 #1

I fear me you are correct. niyad May 15 #2

cautionary tell from sci-fi writers seem to be manifesti Attilatheblond May 15 #3

It does appear that way. niyad May 15 #8

Remember the good old days dweller May 15 #4

Yes, I remember. That bastard t boone pickens comes immediately niyad May 15 #9

They got mad angrychair May 15 #5

The force response will be incredibly ugly. niyad May 15 #10

Burning them down? Or blowing them up. Firework display. Folks will get furious. Trueblue1968 May 15 #30

Never allow a data center in your state, and certainly not in your own community FakeNoose May 15 #6

They are certainly greasing enough palms here. This city has always niyad May 15 #11

Here's the hitch as I see it Johnny2X2X May 15 #7

A truly depressing prospect. niyad May 15 #12

Here's the problem with your hitch jmowreader May 15 #13

They usually try to work it so they don't pay ANY taxes, so the community PAYS ALL COSTS for them! FakeNoose May 15 #15

A lot of 'old' technology will have to be written off as a loss, as it will never pay for its own upkeep. nt eppur_se_muova Saturday #36

According to the site below, there are 4,288 operational data centers in the US. patphil May 15 #14

Thank you for the information and the link. niyad May 15 #16

Opportune time to repost this ... dweller May 15 #17

"Rinse and repeat" FakeNoose May 15 #28

Socialism vs. fascism Ksout May 15 #18

Tis a puzzlement. Actually, it is not surprising in the least, as long niyad May 15 #21

Privatize the profits, socialize the losses fujiyamasan Saturday #38

Is this a pattern? supernova May 15 #19

Google "ai centers in the American west" for any number of articles. niyad May 15 #22

Yep. It's unreal what's going on. And fast. jeffreyi May 15 #24

This needs to have national attention Prairie_Seagull May 15 #20

I would hope so as well, but we have too many bought politicians niyad May 15 #23

These data centers contribute nothing to the lives of regular people. Who LoisB May 15 #25

Well, that will kill us all off, so we won't need these resources. niyad May 15 #31

That is so true and they don't give a rat's behind. LoisB May 15 #35

It's insanity themaguffin May 15 #26

It is indeed! niyad May 15 #32

DISGUSTIPATING Faux pas May 15 #27

YES!! niyad May 15 #33

My family visited that beautiful environment last summer. Passages May 15 #29

Instead, public lands are now opened to the extraction gods. niyad May 15 #34

We need to hear the names of the CORPORATIONS building these centers -- eppur_se_muova Saturday #37