▲ 728 ▼ 'America hates data centers,' new database reveals more than 90% of 10,000 public comments are negative (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 1 week ago by vegeta@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Pratai@piefed.ca 16 points 1 week ago (6 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] myyass@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (4 children) I really don't think so at this point. Banks don't want to invest. Hardware is being gate kept or simply isn't available. It's like going to track day and burning up your tires. You then have spam altman crying about ram because he's been told about the logistics. Then don't be surprised when microslop will use your computer passively--it will likely happen. Then the funniest part is there's not enough c-sec people. I don't even want to pursue a career in it and the line has shrunk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Buckshot@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Agree with all your points but none of those reasons are we supposedly live in a democracy and the vast majority of us don't want these data centres. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] myyass@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago Solid response. Most people know what they're really being used for now. Like I don't think I want drones flying around scanning plates or otherwise. I don't want to share the water or power bills with this crap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Then don’t be surprised when microslop will use your computer passively–it will likely happen. We need a Free Software cooperative peer-to-peer thing to do that first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] myyass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago I have a feeling it's already being done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago One would hope that local politicians realize that approving an AI DC is a political death sentence. The hate is bipartisan. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] myyass@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (4 children) I really don't think so at this point. Banks don't want to invest. Hardware is being gate kept or simply isn't available. It's like going to track day and burning up your tires. You then have spam altman crying about ram because he's been told about the logistics. Then don't be surprised when microslop will use your computer passively--it will likely happen. Then the funniest part is there's not enough c-sec people. I don't even want to pursue a career in it and the line has shrunk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Buckshot@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Agree with all your points but none of those reasons are we supposedly live in a democracy and the vast majority of us don't want these data centres. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] myyass@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago Solid response. Most people know what they're really being used for now. Like I don't think I want drones flying around scanning plates or otherwise. I don't want to share the water or power bills with this crap. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Then don’t be surprised when microslop will use your computer passively–it will likely happen. We need a Free Software cooperative peer-to-peer thing to do that first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] myyass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago I have a feeling it's already being done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buckshot@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Agree with all your points but none of those reasons are we supposedly live in a democracy and the vast majority of us don't want these data centres. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] myyass@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago Solid response. Most people know what they're really being used for now. Like I don't think I want drones flying around scanning plates or otherwise. I don't want to share the water or power bills with this crap. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] myyass@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago Solid response. Most people know what they're really being used for now. Like I don't think I want drones flying around scanning plates or otherwise. I don't want to share the water or power bills with this crap. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Then don’t be surprised when microslop will use your computer passively–it will likely happen. We need a Free Software cooperative peer-to-peer thing to do that first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] myyass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago I have a feeling it's already being done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] myyass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago I have a feeling it's already being done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago One would hope that local politicians realize that approving an AI DC is a political death sentence. The hate is bipartisan. permalink fedilink source parent