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excel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time

www.theguardian.com

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Datacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time

www.theguardian.com

excel24@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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Iran is bombing Gulf datacenters to blow up symbols of alliance with the US – bringing the war directly into the lives of millions of people
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    That’s one way to conserve water.

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    deleted by creator

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      Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.

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    The next headline will read something like, “Cancer has become a target in warfare for the first time.”

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      I’m pretty sure we’ve declared war on cancer decades ago and have been targeting it for eradication ever since. But like drugs in the war on drugs, cancer is the one that keeps coming out on top.

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        What if we declared war on war, man?

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          Nuke the nukes!

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      Iran to cure cancer to spite USA

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    Maybe someone will start a bounty program to damage these datacenters? That would be awful! Honestly, scouts honor.

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    Guess war of the world was a prophecy! We owe ice cube an apology :D

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    Great I know a few more targets

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    Ok, who we have to fund to get those data center burning?

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      Bounty system?

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      It’s wild. Most people don’t want these in their cities, which is why most people don’t even know they are being installed.

      Like, fuck these goddamn corpos fucking up our bills so they can make even more money. Fuck data centers.

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    I don’t see why not. Israel attacked oil infrastructure, showing this was as much an economic war as anything else.

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    Will nobody think of the poor GPUs?

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    Kill data centers not people

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    Damn I better check my contracts and see if they have any war or terrorism clauses 😅

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      Gulp

      I work in a DC as well.

      I wonder if I qualify for danger pay now

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    The coordinated strike had an immediate impact. Millions of people in Dubai and Abu Dhabi woke up on Monday unable to pay for a taxi, order a food delivery or check their bank balance on their mobile apps.

    I honestly can’t tell if this paragraph is supposed to be satirical.

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      Welcome to the present old man.

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    I’m sure this will make RAM cheaper

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      Back in the day, you went dumpster diving for PC parts.

      Now, you just sift through the rubble of data centers in war-torn countries.

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        If my local datacenter exploded I’d join the search and rescue team helping rescue the trapped DDR5.

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    considering datacenters use water and don’t have regular staff

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    Anyone else a little surprised by the realization that if an enemy took out all datacenters it would actually improve a lot of things and take us back 20 years to the golden age of the internet?

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      They want us to become a more educated population and protest against our genocides in the middle east. What a horrifying strategy!

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      Anyone taking out data centers is a friend

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      Surprised? No. But that’s a lovely thought since most data centers have a net-negative value to people.

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