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Re:Meta suspends Netherlands data center due to political pu... by eunos on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @06:12PM (#30861462)
Levy more tax and use it to expand more green energy.
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Re:Meta suspends Netherlands data center due to political pu... by lmc on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @06:26PM (#30861602)
Or, quit Facebook and avoid needing to use any natural resources at all.
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Re:Meta suspends Netherlands data center due to political pu... by cute_boi on Thursday March 31, 2022 @02:00AM (#30864262)
Additionally, Facebook doesn't seem to provide that much value to humanity anyway. In fact, I would say they contribution is negative in today's society.
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Re:Meta suspends Netherlands data center due to political pu... by contravariant on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @06:23PM (#30861558)
That's going to be tricky until we invent windmills powered by hot air.
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Re:Meta suspends Netherlands data center due to political pu... by a_t48 on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @07:22PM (#30862071)
Isn't that just a jet engine/gas turbine?
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Re:Meta suspends Netherlands data center due to political pu... by ben_w on Thursday March 31, 2022 @05:13AM (#30865262)
Now I’m wondering what proportion of wind is itself powered by heat vs. Coriolis forces…
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