▲ 546 ▼ Data Centers Are Hiding How Much Water and Power They Consume (www.gadgetreview.com) submitted 1 week ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (8 children) LessWrong "Water Hoax" posters incoming! permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] darvocet@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago (6 children) The bigger issue is really when you use a lot of power you have a lot of negotiation leverage on cost. Particularly in unregulated markets like Texas. So the datacenters pay the absolute lowest rate for power. Don't you think that's something better to focus our energy on trying to put pressure to fix? But waterhoax? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (5 children) Don’t you think that’s something better to focus our energy on I've got rooftop solar to cut my electricity bill, but no real options for my water utility permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (4 children) You can collect water from your roof permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) Or from your own piss. But that's not what's at issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) If you piss into your gutter they can share a system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago 🧠 permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago Yeah, but it’s not potable anymore permalink fedilink source parent [+] darvocet@infosec.pub 0 points 1 week ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darvocet@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago (6 children) The bigger issue is really when you use a lot of power you have a lot of negotiation leverage on cost. Particularly in unregulated markets like Texas. So the datacenters pay the absolute lowest rate for power. Don't you think that's something better to focus our energy on trying to put pressure to fix? But waterhoax? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (5 children) Don’t you think that’s something better to focus our energy on I've got rooftop solar to cut my electricity bill, but no real options for my water utility permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (4 children) You can collect water from your roof permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) Or from your own piss. But that's not what's at issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) If you piss into your gutter they can share a system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago 🧠 permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago Yeah, but it’s not potable anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (5 children) Don’t you think that’s something better to focus our energy on I've got rooftop solar to cut my electricity bill, but no real options for my water utility permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (4 children) You can collect water from your roof permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) Or from your own piss. But that's not what's at issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) If you piss into your gutter they can share a system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago 🧠 permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago Yeah, but it’s not potable anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (4 children) You can collect water from your roof permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) Or from your own piss. But that's not what's at issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) If you piss into your gutter they can share a system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago 🧠 permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago Yeah, but it’s not potable anymore permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children) Or from your own piss. But that's not what's at issue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) If you piss into your gutter they can share a system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago 🧠 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) If you piss into your gutter they can share a system permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago 🧠 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago Yeah, but it’s not potable anymore permalink fedilink source parent