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minus-squareredballooon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-223 hours agoThe problems with data centers are not the data centers, it’s missing regulation about where and how to build data centers. It’s a very American problem.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoIts the scale. You cant build GW datacenters without messing with everyone nearby.
minus-squareredballooon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes agoVery true. A regulation that not only regards the interests of capitalists but also of the people and the environment living there could fix that.
minus-squareSuperdooper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoWe’re having similar problems in Aus https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/west-footscray-data-centre-delays-nextdc-value-asx-vic/107291744
minus-squareredballooon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 minutes agoAustralia? Isn’t that the other side of the world, where people live upside down and don’t even notice it?
The problems with data centers are not the data centers, it’s missing regulation about where and how to build data centers.
It’s a very American problem.
Its the scale. You cant build GW datacenters without messing with everyone nearby.
Very true. A regulation that not only regards the interests of capitalists but also of the people and the environment living there could fix that.
We’re having similar problems in Aus https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-21/west-footscray-data-centre-delays-nextdc-value-asx-vic/107291744
Australia? Isn’t that the other side of the world, where people live upside down and don’t even notice it?