@peter_hubbard: 22 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A DAY. That’s how much water could be consumed to generate the electricity required for a data center the size of the one proposed for Effingham County. Developers often focus on the water used on-site while overlooking the water required upstream to generate the electricity that powers these facilities. We have to account for the full water footprint of data centers, not just what happens on-site. #datacenter #waterconservation

Dickie Lee :

Wrong sir. Power plants traditionally use potable water, and data centers should use it too. It’s in abundance. There should also be watershed plans to return that water to nature so it can be filtered and used again.

Patty Durand :

💯💯💯This is important information because we are being misled by billionaire tech bros who want to win the AI race. Every data center should be required to commission a water consumption report, to answer how much water is required and where it’s going to come from, make it publicly available, and follow its recommendations for sustainability

CreativeArtistResources :

Many core government databases still run on COBOL or Assembly code that was originally compiled from IBM punch cards. The Core Issue: These systems process billions of dollars in transactions (like tax processing and unemployment benefits) and are incredibly stable, but they are completely incompatible with modern web architectures, API ecosystems, and cloud security protocols. The Cost of Inertia: Maintaining these systems is expensive because the hardware is specialized and the pool of engineers who understand these systems is shrinking. GET IT TOGETHER

brooke.jarrett.art :