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RussBLib

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1. I have heard those data centers...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 11:01 PM

Aug 1

...use massive amounts of electricity, but had not heard they were guzzling our scarce water too. Ain't that just peachy? AI, something that regular folks might never use, sucking up all the power and water. To what end? So we can be lied to by robots?

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Texas AI centers guzzle 463 million gallons, now residents are asked to cut back on showers [View all] riversedge Aug 1 OP

I have heard those data centers... RussBLib Aug 1 #1

Well, using that much electricity creates a lot of "waste heat" so cooling towers and lots of water just follows, no? FadedMullet Aug 2 #7

Water cooled servers running 24/7 IronLionZion Aug 2 #8

Civil disobedience: take a longer shower! dickthegrouch Aug 1 #2

Cooling towers for air conditioning evaporate water. Scruffy1 Aug 2 #11

And these massive energy hogs are popping up fast and popping up everywhere. Marie Marie Aug 1 #3

Yup, Hornedfrog2000 Aug 1 #5

AI and Crypto are the next Enron... Woodycall Aug 1 #4

Fossil fuel usage in the production of electricity uses water in the production. summer_in_TX Aug 2 #6

Texas is going to be a real Figarosmom Aug 2 #9

We need a "Global Warming Tax" James48 Aug 2 #10

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