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    From Joseph Pereira@1:124/5016 to All on Thu Feb 26 06:54:34 2026

    That's the message the Trump administration has given to Big Tech companies. They should invest in power plants, nuclear energy, or other energy sources to keep the AI ​​sector running.

    This makes these companies even more powerful, because they are now also becoming energy giants.

    Their power over water rights will also increase, which will come at the expense of the influence of residents and the state.

    How much influence does the state still have if the companies can operate completely independently of the state?

    So I don't support this position of the US government. They are now placing responsibility for everything on the companies. This will mean that these companies will cut corners, and the environment will be one of the first victims. That, in turn, is negative for everyone living near such a company.

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  • From Matthew Munson@1:218/109 to Joseph Pereira on Thu Feb 26 20:50:23 2026
    BY: Joseph Pereira (1:124/5016)

    Their power over water rights will also increase, which will come at the expense of the influence of residents and the state.
    The water issue is the only negative point. Even so we need power plants if we want electrification.


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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Joseph Pereira on Fri Feb 27 07:52:22 2026
    Joseph Pereira wrote to All <=-

    That's the message the Trump administration has given to Big Tech companies. They should invest in power plants, nuclear energy, or other energy sources to keep the AI sector running.

    It's all a bubble, propping up a failing economy. Hearing about AI
    swaps, it's all about reporting revenues without making money. A shell
    game that usually happens near the end of the bubble.

    This makes these companies even more powerful, because they are now
    also becoming energy giants.

    Science Fiction gives us the notion of a transnational corporation.
    Wait until a corporation gets so big they can base themselves in a
    small country that they effectively run. A company with power
    generating faculties would be in a good place for that.

    Their power over water rights will also increase, which will come at
    the expense of the influence of residents and the state.

    The CEO of Nestle has been very clear that, to him, water is a commodity
    that should be paid for, not a right.

    How much influence does the state still have if the companies can
    operate completely independently of the state?

    See above. We're in the state now where a few well-placed bribes,
    tributes, settled court cases or other shakedowns can influence
    government to business' advantage, where penalties for corporate
    malfeasance are little more than parking tickets to corporations. A
    dystopia where corporations have more right to free speech than
    individuals, where justice can be usurped, and it can all be explained
    on a balance sheet.


    So I don't support this position of the US government. They are now placing responsibility for everything on the companies. This will mean that these companies will cut corners, and the environment will be one
    of the first victims. That, in turn, is negative for everyone living
    near such a company.

    The fact that closed-system liquid cooling systems aren't in use in data centers is appalling. How could someone allocate water to cooling
    hardware when people go thirsty.

    Oh, yeah. They cost more. Greedy bastards.





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  • From Matthew Munson@1:218/109 to Kurt Weiske on Fri Feb 27 10:03:14 2026
    The fact that closed-system liquid cooling systems aren't in use in data centers is appalling. How could someone allocate water to cooling
    hardware when people go thirsty.

    Oh, yeah. They cost more. Greedy bastards.
    I think data centers should use grey water before drinking water at the mininum.

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