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Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data centers is predicted to explode over the next few years.

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[–] 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Seeing this kind of news hurts. I’ve had a lifelong interest in computers and technology. I’ve made a career of it and live fairly comfortably because of it. But this makes me certain the positives don’t outweigh the negatives. And I wish we could go back to the 90s/2k when we’re certain this tech would lead to the betterment of the world. Sort of bearing my heart here but technology sucks now.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    Same, this wave is smearing shit over the technical hobby turned career that I've loved since forever that I can remember. My recent desire to rewind and redo makes me feel old AF.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago*

    You expressed my own thought better than I could! 'member when Internet was that awesome thing full of promises that allowed people to share knowledge all over the world? Now we just swim in toxicity of all forms. What an absolute mess we made of my favorite technology ever. I poured my life in it, it's the only thing that ever paid the bills, and now after being laid off for too long I barely have the energy to look for a job because I'll hate it anyway.

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