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16. This was always going to happen.

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:09 PM

7 hrs ago

Data centres want your electricity and water.

Question: Once the AI fever subsides, can those huge buildings be converted to public housing?

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County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to 'Conserve Electricity' [View all] highplainsdem 14 hrs ago OP

I do not understand why delisen 13 hrs ago #3

"Also, we need everyone to stop bathing and drinking so much water." tanyev 13 hrs ago #5

Dude- mwmisses4289 13 hrs ago #6

Shut down the effing data centers!' C Moon 12 hrs ago #7

Glen Younkin was our last governor... renordgren 12 hrs ago #8

Everyone must serve the needs of the tech billionaires dalton99a 12 hrs ago #9

Same thing we say about SpaceX RussBLib 10 hrs ago #12

So fitting that Richmond was the former capitol of the Confederacy. SunSeeker 5 hrs ago #17

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker 5 hrs ago #18

404 media is paywalled out the wazoo. Has anyone actually read this? usonian 7 hrs ago #15

This was always going to happen. Aussie105 7 hrs ago #16

The problem is the price structure Old Crank 1 hr ago #19