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John musbach Admin said: A Bitcoin mining data center in El Reno, Oklahoma has been condemned after it leaked 3 million gallons of water. Bitcoin mining data center condemned after leaking 3 million gallons of water and forcing school closures — facility operated for years under a cit… : Read more They should make data centers stop using chillers and use air conditioning compressors instead Reply
nocturn9x John musbach said: They should make data centers stop using chillers and use air conditioning compressors instead Those still produce water? lol Reply
bill001g What a click bait article. If you look at the news sites from the city in OK it was a break in a underground line for a fire hydrant on the property. This could have been a trucking warehouse rather than a data center they have the same requirements for fire hydrants on the site. Reply
Karivian bill001g said: What a click bait article. If you look at the news sites from the city in OK it was a break in a underground line for a fire hydrant on the property. This could have been a trucking warehouse rather than a data center they have the same requirements for fire hydrants on the site. And if you do more research you'll find that the fire hydrant was a private one installed without proper permitting or permission from the city. Reply
juggeryot Clickbait or not, because of finding out they have been ignoring the law, the person who authorized the workers to go ahead should face jail time and criminal negligence charges. I'm sick of hearing about companies breaking the law with no consequences. If they're going to act like criminals they should be given a criminal record. Reply
bill001g Not saying the company should not be in trouble but it really has nothing to do with the water use by data centers. Without a lot more digging I am not so sure it was even a data center. This company makes equipment they sell to other companies that want portable data centers. The only reason this is making national news feeds is someone intentionally misrepresented the water leak and a bunch of larger news sources did not bother to check. You now have massive misinformation spreading because data center water usage is a popular topic. Reply
silversonic1 This article needs to get the facts right. It's already being cited by others, spreading misinformation across the world. Reply
tanon silversonic1 said: This article needs to get the facts right. It's already being cited by others, spreading misinformation across the world. This website is infamous for this. Reply
tntdyno L@l Bitcoin mining. ppl still do that? what a waste of time. Reply
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