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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 22:42:57 JST Aral Balkan

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   • Gerry McGovern
   • teknomunk
   • Metafrastis
   • Coach Pāṇini ®

   @teknomunk @Brad_Rosenheim @dgavin @paninid @gerrymcgovern You can have civilisation without AI. You can’t have civilisation without fresh drinking water.

   • teknomunk (teknomunk@apogee.polaris-1.work)'s status on Thursday, 09-May-2024 22:43:07 JST teknomunk

     • Gerry McGovern
     • Metafrastis
     • Coach Pāṇini ®
     @Brad_Rosenheim @dgavin @paninid @aral @gerrymcgovern
     
     Data centers don't need clean drinking water for cooling. Restrict them to grey water (non-potable water excluding untreated sewage) and this is no longer a problem. They can foot the bill for upgrading the water if they need higher purity standards.
     
     You do care more about having fresh drinking water than tearing down civilization for the sake of tearing down civilization, right?