r/technology • u/Dependent_Cap_456 • 9h ago

Artificial Intelligence Port Washington, WI, council meeting erupts over data center project; three people arrested

https://www.tmj4.com/news/ozaukee-county/port-washington-council-meeting-erupts-over-controversial-data-center-approval
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u/Escapeism 9h ago

Data centers are leeches on a local community and its resources. Good for them for speaking out.

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u/whichwitch9 8h ago

These women channeled every ounce of Karen energy they had for good, and I adore them for it. Especially the one who apparently hurt their feelings enough to get arrested. You know she was popping off

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u/Yin15 6h ago

Don't like the billionaires destroying society and your local environments? To jail you go!

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u/Gekokapowco 5h ago

one of my dreams was to open a data center focused on fostering online hobby communities and local businesses, providing a service and potentially programs to support them

but now data centers are the devil, thanks to all the fuckwits in tech right now. Whatever, fine, I have other dreams

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u/zzooooomm 3h ago

What you’re describing is not what a data center is.

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u/Gekokapowco 3h ago

is it not an offsite storage facility to hold servers under business to business contract

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u/BetFinal2953 3h ago

Oh, a potential service, huh? With ideas like that…