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Improper redaction reveals Google Data Center water and electricity usage

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  1. aliasxneo · · focus · HN ↗
    I lived in a smaller rural town near a Google datacenter. During my career there I had routinely come across some outlandish accusations made about our water/power usage from the locals. But for obvious reasons I could never dispute them. I remember we hired a local who'd grown up in the town and he was "really surprised" when he started to see what we were doing to remain efficient.

    The current data center craze just feels like the same thing but on a bigger scale.

    1. cyanydeez · · focus · HN ↗
      it's interesting how much this sounds like astroturf.
      1. Marha01 · · focus · HN ↗
        > it's interesting how much this sounds like astroturf.

        It is also interesting how much the anti-datacenter panic sounds like astroturf.

        1. jacquesm · · focus · HN ↗
          And who exactly would they be astroturfing for?
          1. stvltvs · · focus · HN ↗
            Big Labor j/k
          2. quietsegfault · · focus · HN ↗
            People looking for something to run against?
          3. fragmede · · focus · HN ↗
            China and Russia.
          4. ewild · · focus · HN ↗
            ignorance
          5. phoghed · · focus · HN ↗
            Future of Life Institute, Guardrails Alliance, Public First Action, PauseAI, ControlAI.

            Both sides of this issue are doing the same thing, you’d be a fool to believe otherwise.

            1. jacquesm · · focus · HN ↗
              Only one side can afford astroturfers and has a large contingent of employees on HN.
          6. Marha01 · · focus · HN ↗
            China, of course. They don't like that the US is currently ahead in the AI race.
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