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Hugin

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9. If intelligence is the product it seems to me that investing in say early childhood education would give...

Reply to usonian (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 09:54 PM

Jan 8

More bang for the buck. What’s that cost? Around five billion a year for all the sop those thirsty minds can soak.

Infinitely adaptable and they are powered mainly by sugar and stimulating environments. That’s just me. These people have crypto, so they must know what they are doing. Right?

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The data center rebellion is here, and it's reshaping the political landscape [View all] usonian Jan 8 OP

I consider myself somewhat tech literate... Hugin Jan 8 #1

They're to process as much data as can be grabbed, all in parallel, each at a giant environmental hit (power, water.. ) usonian Jan 8 #4

Besides Earth smothering amounts of greenhouse gasses what are data centers intended to do or produce? Hugin Jan 8 #7

Artificial Intelligence, kind of by definition, is to replace humans. (intelligence) usonian Jan 8 #8

If intelligence is the product it seems to me that investing in say early childhood education would give... Hugin Jan 8 #9

Education is mostly un-education. usonian Jan 8 #10

I don't think people would have a problem with data centers mwmisses4289 Jan 8 #2

Compare something like this with a "microscopic" IBM 360 from the good old days. usonian Jan 8 #5

Yes. mwmisses4289 Jan 8 #6

Kick dalton99a Jan 8 #3

Thanks for the kick. usonian Jan 8 #11