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Re:Most Americans say "not in my backyard" to AI data centers by ramdomthought on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @04:51PM (#49013254)
>Ultrasound is extremely non-penetrating and wouldn't make it through the walls of a building

sometimes people like to be able to be outside. the 'quiet' part of the covenant of quiet enjoyment

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Re:Most Americans say "not in my backyard" to AI data centers by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @04:57PM (#49013328)
When you're outside you're not inside the walls of a data center.
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Re:Most Americans say "not in my backyard" to AI data centers by fwip on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @07:01PM (#49014642)
And not all of the noise is generated inside the datacenter, especially those with onsite turbines.
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Re:Most Americans say "not in my backyard" to AI data centers by AnthonyMouse on Thursday July 23, 2026 @03:34PM (#49026904)
> How much noise do you imagine comes from a data center that isn't operating a gas turbine?
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