Why would capitalists give a fuck about any constraint? We’ve conditioned them for a century to believe they can do anything they want with impunity.
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Burninator05@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
When building a data center why wouldn’t you secure the required electricity and water before committing to a site?
krashmo@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
aramova@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
Typically.
This is Musk’s AI project though, he’s not going to wait to secure power or permits or environmental impact studies or anything like that…
Did Jenson deliver the G100s? Grab some generators and get pumping.
gian@lemmy.grys.it 4 weeks ago
You do. But you also plan in the case the surrounding infrastructure fails.
But more to the point, in some cases it is better to produce (parto of) your own electricity (where better means cheaper) than buy it on the market. It is not really common but is doable.
WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 4 weeks ago
The power companies demanded guarantees, so they wouldn’t be on the hook for investing in infrastructure and power generation if the whole hype disappeared the month. Tech bros then went “how can we do it quick and dirty when we can’t get others to pay for it?”