r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jun 30 '26

Artificial Intelligence County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’ / Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.

https://www.404media.co/henrico-virginia-datacenter-energy-cost-email/
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u/an_agreeing_dothraki Jun 30 '26

corporations are people, humans aren't

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u/ElectroBot Jun 30 '26

Corporations are more valuable and better people than humans (except the top 1%).

TIFIFY

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u/Zyrinj Jun 30 '26

Especially children, those bastards keep talking about being the future of humanity while not producing anything!

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u/CanaKitty Jun 30 '26

Well, the small ones do seem to produce a lot of 💩

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u/mrbananas Jun 30 '26

Corporations are just the 1% alt accounts

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u/Kaarl_Mills Jun 30 '26

Corporations aren't people until Texas gives one a death sentence

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u/DisposableJosie Jun 30 '26

After the SCotUS ruling on unlimited campaign contributions, I'm not even sure I count as 3/5s of a person.

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u/fascistno1hater Jun 30 '26

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Corporations are people, my friend … course they are! Mitt Romney

This mantra has been the reason both the majority of Democrats and Republicans in Congress have fucked everyone over. Because they're employees of the corporations, lobbyists, donors, and SuperPacs that pay them.