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The Atlantic quotes a dodgy corporate "think tank" (I routinely see them make bogus claims on broadband) that insists that people should love having an AI data center in their backyard, because the low latency means innovators will flock to the neighborhood, which is an outright lie

Dave

@dept-of-dave.bsky.social

10 July

Yeah, sure: a bunch of weird AI-bros and vibe coders driving up the cost of living is CERTAINLY worth the constant noise of a slapdash data center chugging away 24/7…

Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

you don't have to worry about them moving to West Virginia anyway, but yeah

10/7/26, 2:47 pm0 reposts2 likes

Dave

@dept-of-dave.bsky.social

10 July

Fair. What is especially ridiculous data centers is that most of the simple concerns for neighborhoods could be addressed by regulating noise/light pollution, power/water usage, etc. But American legislators are allergic to that because voters are brainwashed to reflexively reject all regulation.