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Yay datacenters...driving up electricity costs

I have a another favorite phrase/ Question
“Is that jargon?“
 
Can we discuss if irregardlessly is really a word?
 
Technically, neither is preventative. But so many people use it, it made its way into some dictionaries. More bastardization of our language.
 
The German language has some accommodation to tack on additional adjectives to a word to make them really awesome. Or something.
 
ST Guy said:
Suppose you were required to give up reading and writing the English language and you could only use the Chinese language characters. The many thousands of them, which are the required minimum for basic literacy? That is what using emojis is.

There are actually over 100,000 characters in the Chinese language if you want to be very fluent.
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No it isn't. For example, this emoji :nchantr is the exact face I would make if you said this to me in person.
 
So…,confused? Stupified? You didn’t understand what I said? You’re keeping your mouth shut? Your jaw is wored shut? Or any of a dozen meanings.

You just proved my point. Emojis are ambiguous at best.
 
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Cornfish said:
There is a new data center being proposed in the town south of me in Central Oregon, La Pine. The general public is up in arms over it, since La Pine has water table issues, and most properties have wells. The water usage of these data centers is a legitimate concern in areas with water shortages. Our electricity is still cheap compared to California, but the powers that be seem hell bent on catching up to our more expensive neighbors.
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Cornfish said:
There is a new data center being proposed in the town south of me in Central Oregon, La Pine. The general public is up in arms over it, since La Pine has water table issues, and most properties have wells. The water usage of these data centers is a legitimate concern in areas with water shortages. Our electricity is still cheap compared to California, but the powers that be seem hell bent on catching up to our more expensive neighbors.
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Data Center ≠ Crypto Mine

Projects like this often get labeled as “data centers”, but many are actually crypto mines. Big difference.

A real data center runs cloud services and provides real jobs.
A crypto mine is just racks of loud machines running nonstop to generate cryptocurrency for one company.

Crypto mines bring heavy noise, huge power draw, and almost no community benefit — and they can seriously impact rural quality of life in places like La Pine.
My understanding what is being planned or proposed for Lapine is a crypto mine not a data center.
Lapine is a nice place doesn’t deserve this.

PaulR
 
The amount of power required is way more than the current infrastructure can provide. Companies already have RACKS and RACKS of equipment just sitting there because they don't have power to even turn them on. When these sites are actually built, the power will be drained from the town/city grid. Power generation won't magically appear.

Now you know why Trump wanted to restart all those old coal mines. It was never to benefit the public, it was to power these new sites.
 
I suppose I may give up. I have bigger battles to fight.

Feel free to use emojis.
 
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"A picture is worth a thousand words" is an adage in multiple languages meaning that complex and sometimes multiple ideas[1] can be conveyed by a single still image, which conveys its meaning or essence more effectively than a mere verbal description. - from wiki

not a new concept - originated in 1911. efficiency. we’re just getting better at it. gotta love it.
 
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