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There Are Signs of Serious Trouble in the Data Center Industry: "People aren’t just dropping their shorts for data centers anymore." (futurism.com)
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[–] 73 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Yeah, Google just destroyed 815 acres of forest for a new data centre in Finland without permission. It hasn't gone down well.

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  • [–] 41 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Especially not with Finns. They like their forest, about 3/4 of the population goes and disappears into the forest during summer holidays.

    And then, they are also quite strict on The Rules Being Followed To Maintain Polite Society, so a corporation both destroying forest and breaking The Rules, well, that's not gonna end well.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago*

    Petteri Orpo, said attracting investment was a “top priority” and “the value of the data economy extends far beyond direct investment”.

    X doubt.

    They probably gave them deals on electricity too. The Fins are getting nothing in return. Wow.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

    The Finnish government sold them that land. They knew exactly what Google was going to do with it.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    doesn't matter. there are laws that must be followed. they broke the law, openly, and someone found out and told people. now the politicians that sold the land have piss on their face and have to do something about it or risk being replaced.

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