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everdrivetoday at 3:30 PM3 repliesview on HN

"The real story here isn't Hetzner being greedy. It's that AI companies are vacuuming up every DRAM chip on the planet and the rest of us get to pay the tax."

We might also have our aquifers depleted and our electricity prices skyrocket. But at least we see really great benefits, such as being able to script some side-project while unemployed due to AI.


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0xytoday at 4:35 PM

>aquifers depleted

Oh it's this thoroughly debunked talking point again.

https://andymasley.substack.com/p/the-ai-water-issue-is-fake

timcobbtoday at 5:51 PM

Grim

daxaxelrodtoday at 3:38 PM

Anyone who thinks modern data centers don’t use recirculated water can safely have their opinions summarily discarded.

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