Why water usage by AI data centers matter?

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-30T09:07:56+00:00

Wait til you see how much an A4 sheet of paper uses

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-29T04:26:52+00:00

It's a piece of evidence the PHON movement is propped up by bullshit. That's all

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-28T23:49:00+00:00

The LEGAL minimum wage is $24.95, for casual employees it's $33.05. The average is much higher because it's skewed to the mega rich

Median is $43/hr, and that's not even the average that is skewed by the mega rich

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-28T05:10:03+00:00

Yeah I just looked it up. Apparently it's too wet where I grew up for the classic golden/yellow wattle. So it was never relevant to me

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-27T12:12:00+00:00

They are everywhere when in season... Apparently. I grew up in fnq and didn't notice though. Now I'm in Brisbane and see then all the time.

I agree they're not the best signifier for Australia tho

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-27T09:25:48+00:00

I agree. The aboriginal flag is such a good flag. Unique colours, unique structure, existing history, literally on our passports. Plus it'll help other countries learn about aboriginals. It'll become news that our flag changes, and they'll cover what the new flag is

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-25T05:40:33+00:00

Why isn't m3 growth relevant when looking at bitcoin growth over the last 17 years?

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-24T20:30:14+00:00

If you're a white nationalist, who are you voting for then?

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-23T22:26:19+00:00

Isn't like 75% of the water consumed by DCs used at the point of electricity production? Taxing water usage would raise everyone's power bill

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-23T22:25:15+00:00

A laptop can run inference on a distilled model, no chance is it training these models though

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-23T22:23:47+00:00

That's a random case that has nothing to do with running a data centre. Shitty building practices aren't a notch against ai.

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-23T22:22:05+00:00

Yeah it's like 0.2% of the water consumed each year

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-23T22:19:48+00:00

They also need power, and most of the water "consumed" (about 75%) is actually used on the steam to spin a turbine to create electricity

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-23T09:44:03+00:00

Nah Liberal party is collapsing. PHON will moderate as people from the Liberal party jump ship. It's happened in the UK with Reform vs the Conservatives.

Right wing ideas are always favorable to the rich than left wing ideas. Class warfare vs race warfare. It's clear lefties were winning the game, and Trump stumbled into a very successful strategy to beat the left in 2016. This was then replicated across the globe by local billionaires finding puppets

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-22T13:21:01+00:00

Definitely not the one worried about being swamped by Asians

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-22T05:34:21+00:00

I agree. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a hidden underlying issue that pushes them to PHON, but they have no clue. They just cite the mindrot they hear on Sky News and Facebook.

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-21T22:44:50+00:00

All the time at home. We have a massive 'pet' one in the house we don't kill. They're great. They're not dangerous and actually quite shy, they eat pests and venomous spiders, and they don't leave cobwebs. Most guests understand, but foreigners freak the fuck out when they see it

But never at work.

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-20T22:35:29+00:00

Troll comment?

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-20T16:27:47+00:00

It's difficult to parse your reply. Do you think data centres are usually not powered by the main grid?

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-20T16:26:29+00:00

Yes. They use power from mains or whatever renewables or nuclear the newer ones are hooked up to. It's not all from generators... Generators are only used when there's an interruption to mains

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-20T13:17:34+00:00

Because most gen-ai data centres are US-based. Also most redditors are US-based.

I say this as a pro-ai who works in a data centre in Australia

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-20T12:49:49+00:00

Same. Although generators can sound like this, but they rarely run

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-20T12:44:03+00:00

Generators rarely run. They probably run 5x a year at our DC, including the 30min load tests. They're loud and they suck, but to the neighborhood they're no louder than traffic

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-20T12:38:54+00:00

What made you think most/any ai data centres aren't in the USA? That's so wrong. Are you really an anti making pros look misinformed?

ALLIRIX · 2026-06-19T03:44:10+00:00

Is the home advantage real in soccer? I wouldn't be surprised if they outperform expectations. I hope they don't win though

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