Action Jay 🐾 

RE: https://flipboard.com/@ctvnews/business-hbgr2piuz/-/a-c3tAI3nXQGO-nypTYi4exA%3Aa%3A2823982346-%2F0

No no no no no. Hey, if you live in Sherwood, Sk, start hammering on this and shout at your local officials. Data centers are a money sink, an environmental hazard, a source of noise pollution, a spike to your power bills, and will *not* create sustainable jobs. Once it's constructed you're all laid off. #NoAI #skpoli

Mar 16 at 3:20pmWeb
Show threadAction Jay 🐾 Mar 16
Especially fun seeing this local data center headline roll by just as I'm listening to @pluralistic railing about the billions dollar hot potato game that is "AI"'
Show threadAction Jay 🐾 Mar 16
Ohhh cool looks like Regina's mayor has been salivating over this data center and fast tracking it, bypassing the usual considerations about zoning, transportation and environmental impact. #yqr https://leaderpost.com/news/reginas-mayor-expresses-excitement-over-proposed-ai-data-centre-near-city
Regina's mayor expresses excitement over proposed AI data centre near city

Regina's mayor says Bell Canada's plan to build an artificial intelligence data centre outside Regina is "exciting" for the city.

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Show threadAction Jay 🐾 Mar 16
Fighting a data center is a tough prospect because they tout temporary job creation, imaginary profits, and a gesture at data sovereignty. Needa put together some solid fucking sources before beaking off on this one
Show threadAction Jay 🐾 Mar 16

Well would you look at that: https://fightadatacenter.com/

And it says so much that my first instinct here is digging around to make sure it's a real thing by a real human #NoAI

How to Fight a Data Center

A data center just got announced in your community. Now what? A practical guide for citizens and local officials fighting data center deals.

Show threadMaddy 🏳️‍⚧️ - ADHD-powered Mar 16
@action_jay Ugh, I fucking hate this.
Show threadAction Jay 🐾 Mar 16
@maddy me too. I need to fight the instinct to go both barrels out the gate because it's so easy to judo as NIMBYsm if you don't come prepared