Post Azrpq9CGWP4bYZC7Ky by futurebird@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #Azrpq9CGWP4bYZC7Ky by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-03T11:41:26Z
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AZ is cool and water rich, what a perfect place to build huge data centers... that could go anywhere in t he world. I guess they have that solar power? Not even getting into the question of IF this is what we should be building, what about the WHERE?
(DIR) Post #AzrqFyJNcD3BKFpuCW by DaveMWilburn@infosec.exchange
2025-11-03T11:46:01Z
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@futurebird I've had similar concerns about the opening of the TSMC chip fab in Phoenix. I just don't get it. Even if land and solar power might be cheap, all the people working there surely must enjoy drinking water and occasionally bathing, right?
(DIR) Post #AzrrD5bAANxD0jLMFU by timthepost@mastodon.social
2025-11-03T11:56:46Z
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@futurebird The other ugly issue is the number of foreign-owned hydroponic farm facilities that have been quietly sucking the water table dry in that region for decades. I found out about them when looking into possibly picking up a few cheap acres out there to start a homestead. You don't realize how bad it is until you go to drill a well ...Alfalfa sprouts, micro greens, that kinda stuff is what's drying them out even more.
(DIR) Post #AzrrTJdPkPVDB28MQS by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-03T11:59:44Z
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@DaveMWilburn The lack of regulations and taxes, and the ability to manipulate the local government matter much more than long term efficiency. Ants would NEVER. AWN. That is my new reaction to so many things like this that just are not logical or efficient even if you accept the premise of their existence. All that air conditioning. I don't get it.
(DIR) Post #Azrs6VKIDE4QjPsOzQ by guigsy@mstdn.social
2025-11-03T12:06:43Z
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@futurebird I'm not sure, but I think water is only used for cooling because it's so cheap. If there's enough solar power available, then cooling could be done with just compressor cycle aircon.
(DIR) Post #Azs1tUw5LsAfIVzTAO by mavu@mastodon.social
2025-11-03T13:56:28Z
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@futurebird IF reasonable people were in control of stuff like that, i think it wouldn't even be a bad place. (With My very limited geography knowledge) i think there is very good solar and wind power possibilities, right?So you could actually do a good green datacenter. IF you were inclined to invest the money and development to make it green.
(DIR) Post #AzsxWEgnNvJ3agS1dA by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
2025-11-04T00:42:11Z
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@futurebird I was wondering about this myself. I assume the land is cheap, but the other costs will be higher and it really seems like this works out to a net negative even assuming everything else is somehow positive.