eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoData Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community: "I'd be lying to say if I were surprised."futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down15
arrow-up1392arrow-down1external-linkData Center Operator Slapped With $1 Million Fine for Belching Noxious Gas Into Surrounding Community: "I'd be lying to say if I were surprised."futurism.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareGreyghoster@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoThey would like it less if it was $1m per day but even that if a tiny amount compared with the cost of the data centre.
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoYeah, it would probably only take like half to a full decade or so for the $1m/day to equal the build cost of the datacenter (assuming ~$3b, that’s 8.2 yr)
minus-squareGreyghoster@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoThey say this data centre is $17b. It really makes you wonder where the revenue to pay for it comes from.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agothere is none, its all VC money,
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoOh, well in that case, it will only take ~47 years It really makes you wonder where the revenue to pay for it comes from. Easy answer, generations of stolen wealth being used to steal more
They would like it less if it was $1m per day but even that if a tiny amount compared with the cost of the data centre.
Yeah, it would probably only take like half to a full decade or so for the $1m/day to equal the build cost of the datacenter (assuming ~$3b, that’s 8.2 yr)
They say this data centre is $17b. It really makes you wonder where the revenue to pay for it comes from.
there is none, its all VC money,
Oh, well in that case, it will only take ~47 years
Easy answer, generations of stolen wealth being used to steal more
Ed Zitron can tell you