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SCantiGOP

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2. There is another side to it

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 07:10 PM

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No data centers, no future growth of the internet.
And I think the water issue is far more important than the electrical side. Most companies now acknowledge that they will have to build some sort of non-fossil fuel generation with their centers in the future.

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Even with solar or wind they suck. Scruffy1 Tuesday #5

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Where's your proof of that assertion? littlemissmartypants Tuesday #8

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There's a reason why the fascists love this shit and are trying so hard to prevent it from having ANY regulation at all. Karasu Tuesday #6

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They must not understand dlk Yesterday #14

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