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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heard on WTOP this morning that the data centers are using up the water in the Potomac? What is that about? Is it for cooling or something? I only knew about them using up electricity.[/quote]

I hadn't heard this one. When did data centers start using water?[/quote]

They use some water for cooling, but it's, uh, a drop in the bucket compared to our overall water use. It's a very disingenuous talking point against data centers, and akin to being incredibly concerned about the contribution of Tic Tacs to our country's obesity epidemic. It's just not something that serious people acting in good faith are going to do.[/quote]

Mhhhmmm. Care to share some data on this?

Because there is a reason that they want to build them right here in VA and MD and it's not because they don't need water. [/quote]

Yes, because the DC area already has a ton of tech infrastructure and there are colocation benefits.

But, for the uninformed, this piece is a good place to start. Yes, I know it's some dude you've never heard of writing on a substack. But it's well-sourced, written for a lay audience, and you can check his sources to verify his calculations if you think he's fudging the numbers.[/quote]

Shoot, I forgot to paste the link. Here it is: https://blog.andymasley.com/p/the-ai-water-issue-is-fake[/quote]

I'll trust much more reliable sources that have examined this issue in a scientific way, but thanks for your bro sourse. They are absolutely a drain on the community water source, but they create a shit ton of noise pollution, they raise the temperature of an entire area, and they raise power costs exponentially. And for what? So you can use AI? No thanks.

If you had a more credible source, I'm sure that you would have used it.[/quote]

I figured you'd resort to a logical fallacy or two if you found yourself incapable of addressing the argument. I can't help but notice that you haven't listed a single source for any of your assertions.[/quote]

Yeah, there is no logical fallacy in rejecting one questionable source you provided.

I find it extremely lacking in logic that you'd post a source that says they don't consume water when thousands of other reputable sources are reporting otherwise. You're either being intentionally obtuse, dishonest or plain dumb.

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/sites/stpp/files/2025-07/stpp-data-centers-2025.pdf[/quote]

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