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A comment on Nasa’s ambitious plan to save Earth from a supervolcano. Parent comment

Re:Nasa’s ambitious plan to save Earth from a supervolcano by tshadley on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @07:02PM (#15597402)
> Maybe building data centers nearby

Now THAT is interesting! Google is tying up hydroelectric dams with their centers currently, it seems quite feasible that massive geothermal energy could be put to work the same way. Deep-learning applications are seriously energy-hungry and they're going to need exponentially more in the future.

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Re:Nasa’s ambitious plan to save Earth from a supervolcano by maxander on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @08:08PM (#15597863)
> Deep-learning applications are seriously energy-hungry and they're going to need exponentially more in the future.

So instead of eradicating humanity by erupting, Yellowstone will eradicate humanity by powering Skynet.

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