Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers — forest where wolf packs used to live is now an expanse of mud
www.tomshardware.com
This is thankfully a less common but still very serious side effect of an AI data center being built nearby.

A senseless destruction of so many animals’ lives for the pursuit of enriching the few.

Stop supporting Big Tech, starting with your browser, search engine and email… a small act goes a long way.

  • Jhex@lemmy.world
    22·
    15 days ago

    The world will continue to be broken until there are consequences for the wealthy.

    Which is why I am advocating for the punishment above… dismissing it as impossible only help the billionaires

        • andyburke@kbin.earth
          21·
          15 days ago

          What are the odds? I don’t know them.

          I would advocate for a boycott and helping people migrate off Google.

          If you’re on Android, consider:

          https://grapheneos.org/

          or

          https://e.foundation/e-os/

          If you’re using Google’s services, consider trying to run some of your own:

          Syncthing Nextcloud Comaps

          If you’re using their AI, consider trying out local models using something like Unsloth or llama.cpp

          If we can’t get our elected representatives to help us, gotta help ourselves.

          • kaidenshi@lemmy.sdf.org
            41·
            15 days ago

            “Odds any of that will happen?” is just another way of saying “it will never happen”. You know what you meant and now you’re trying to weasel out of it. Own your statement.

            • andyburke@kbin.earth
              3·
              15 days ago

              I am not. I offered some ways I think individuals could act and have an impact.

              I don’t live in the jurisdiction this will be tried. I know where I think the odds lie in the US.

              You sure seem hell-bent on making someone who agrees with you feel bad. 🤷‍♂️

              • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
                21·
                15 days ago

                You sure seem hell-bent on making someone who agrees with you feel bad. 🤷‍♂️

                That’s like 10% of Lemmy responses in a nutshell. If we’re only talking political topics, 50%.

            • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
              21·
              15 days ago

              I don’t think you know what they meant. Why is it so damned common to assume that people are lying about something for no reason? Like if someone says they didn’t mean something, usually they probably didn’t. It might sound a certain way to you, but it’s a shit trait of Lemmy how often people will tell you “no you fucking meant something else and I know it for a fact” when they don’t at all.