[FRIAM] death by ubiquity

[Frank Wimberly]

Back in the 70s my father, who was a nuclear engineer, said that if nuclear
energy weren't pursued aggressively there would be energy riots by 2050.


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Frank C. Wimberly
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On Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 7:42 PM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:

>
> https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-hires-erin-henderson-to-head-nuclear-development-acceleration-for-data-centers/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Prof David West
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2024 6:34 PM
> To: friam at redfish.com
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] death by ubiquity
>
> Published a paper couple of years back — IT is not Sustainable. One point
> was power consumption: known server-farms at that time used more energy per
> year than the UK. Less than 10% came from renewable sources.
>
> Not included were all the “secret” farms in Russia, China, etc., or
> centers like the NSA facility west of Salt Lake City.
>
> Davew
>
> On Thu, Mar 28, 2024, at 9:08 AM, glen wrote:
> > As we frivolously replace meatspace conversation with obsequious
> > chatbots, the world burns.
> >
> > The industry more damaging to the environment than airlines
> > https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/05/30/silicon-valley-data-gi
> > ants-net-zero-sustainability-risk/
> >
> > https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/ci
> > vil-engineering-magazine/issues/magazine-issue/article/2024/03/enginee
> > rs-often-need-a-lot-of-water-to-keep-data-centers-cool
> >
> > --
> > ꙮ Mɥǝu ǝlǝdɥɐuʇs ɟᴉƃɥʇ' ʇɥǝ ƃɹɐss snɟɟǝɹs˙ ꙮ
> >
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