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Shut up and take our money: Amazon plows $1B+ into quashing datacenter dissent (www.theregister.com)
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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 3 points 16 minutes ago

If they want data centers so damn bad we can be sure they will not be good for us.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

They can't spend that fucking money on making this shit in a way that's compliant instead?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 48 minutes ago

Yeah, if data centers used solar power, batteries, and cooling that doesn’t waste water, I think communities wouldn’t mind (as much).