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AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

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Re: AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

#11
lets get something strait about the scale off data centers, and how they compare to any OTHER mega INDUSTRIAL project, bieng done in a massive rush backed by massive amounts of capital with a lax, very lax, regulatory environment

we strait now?

or is it thissy that, footsy, look LOOK!, over there!

CHINA!

Re: AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

#12
post #2

That doesn't make any sense. Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute. If this isn't fake, its probably a broken line.

> Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute.

I wonder why they're using up and dumping all the water then. If the water was clean they'd consume none... it'd just flow through their CPU's, into tanks, and back into municipal water supply.

Re: AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

#13
post #3
post #2

That doesn't make any sense. Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute. If this isn't fake, its probably a broken line.

Rushed construction affecting well water https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8gy7lv448o

Love how the haters conclude decisively there could not be any justification other than she’s wrong. They’ve thought of everything.

Re: AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

#14
I don't read bsky due to javascript requirement.

Here are some sources that don't require js:

https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...

https://www.commondreams.org/news/aoc-data-centers-water

https://www.rawstory.com/aoc-data-center-drinking-water/

Re: AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

#16
post #8

Happens at my house sometimes. And has also happened at my previous apartments. Looks exactly the same. When they do construction on water pipes some of the sediment gets in and has to be cleared by the neighborhood. She is either lying or doesn't know what she's talking about. I also guarantee she shook up the bottle before her presentation because the sediment would have settled after a few hours.

I guess all the residents have to do is let their tap water settle and then make sure to not let their straw hit the bottom of the glass.

Re: AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

#17
post #2

That doesn't make any sense. Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute. If this isn't fake, its probably a broken line.

> Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute. I wonder why they're using up and dumping all the water then. If the water was clean they'd consume none... it'd just flow through their CPU's, into tanks, and back into municipal water supply.

Isn't the water used for evaporative cooling? Not much to return then I'd assume.

Edit:

Upon looking into it, looks like a portion of it (tens of percents) becomes a concentrated fluid called "blowdown", filled with minerals from the water source, and various treatment additives used for ensuring that the thing keeps flowing and doesn't become a growth media. This does need to be flushed out periodically, and is apparently supposed to be directed towards a water reclamation plant (e.g. via the sewage system).

I don't necessarily find it a reasonable suggestion that it should be cleaned in place, although it does look like a number of DCs actually do, but obviously I do agree it should not just be dumped yolo.

Re: AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

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post #2

That doesn't make any sense. Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute. If this isn't fake, its probably a broken line.

It seems like you didnt watch the source video. The water is allegedly contaminated by the construction of a new datacenter.
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