20 miles northwest of our nation's capital
“All these [expensive] datacenters and all the money being funneled into it; what’s the ‘end game’ here?” — Answering the question NO ONE has been able to answer: What is AI for? The current explanation sounds great and looks good on paper, but when you look at the data it simply doesn’t add up, and … Read more
Loudoun County, Virginia government has “almost matched the operating budget annually [via the annual taxation take] just in the [taxation take] that they’re bringing in from [taxing] datacenters.” (Loudoun County has lowered its real-estate tax rate every year over the last decade. Meanwhile, every other concern and reason decries the foolhardy mistake of building datacenters … Read more
“That’s the sound of disturbing the peace, and a public nuisance.” — “Anyone nearby will never sleep well nor live in wellness again. Low rumble is toxic. Constant high-whine is toxic.” — “I never thought I’d hear something more annoying than my tinnitus.” Sounds like an idling lear jet. No one should have to live … Read more
As has done ALLLLL technology, AI will also bubble and burst and cause much pain and suffering. Let’s learn from our many, many past collective mistakes and not once again harm ourselves and, more lastingly, harm our environment. An old, old, story. It has been known, contrary to politicians, and chambers of commerce, for two … Read more
“”Datacenter Dangers #13 – Datacenter Hell in Maryland’s Agricultural Preserve – SkyNet, and the “New LAIy Lines””One Datacenter proposed for Dickerson, Maryland is admittedly gauged to consume 75% of the county’s current power — so that’s a near-doubling of power consumption of the entire county; however, this power is to be concentrated in a land … Read more
Milham and Dirty Electricity Samuel Milham’s definition of “dirty electricity” is broader than classic IEEE 519 harmonics. He focuses on: His 2013 paper states: “Dirty electricity … is high-frequency voltage transients riding along the 50 or 60 Hz electricity provided by electric utilities.” Milham and Stetzer associated dirty electricity with: and proposed that electrical pollution … Read more
Exploring potential psy/para aspects — Could dreadful Tommyknockers spread due to datacenters? Consider Michelle Gibson’s considerable esoteric research into “circuit-board earth”. “What datacenters will likely do is sicken the residents, make the area unlivable, and destroy any inherent resale value beyond that of scrap-land for eventual government takeover.” Table of Contents ——— The New Machine … Read more
All claims sourced with mainstream / scientific/peer-reviewed papers. The planned five massive server warehouses would admittedly consume the equivalent of 75% of current county residential electrical use. 360 MW concentrated at one Dickerson site raises legitimate ground-current / power-quality questions, especially in a rural/agricultural setting. A 360 MW data-center cluster is large enough that ground … Read more
Brother of driver killed by falling tree remembers him as a loving father who was full of life https://www.wusa9.com/video/life/family/brother-of-driver-killed-by-falling-tree-remembers-him-as-a-loving-father-who-was-full-of-life/65-ceebf995-3d0e-408e-aae9-8d3195e9ab34 Fairfax woman raises safety concerns after tree falls on car https://www.wusa9.com/video/tech/science/environment/fairfax-woman-raises-safety-concerns-after-tree-falls-on-car/65-b71044cf-59bb-4ed4-9408-06ef5abf7947
It likely deserves a New Word already; I propose: SHTASTROPHE – 900 million gallons of raw sewage spewed to-date with no end in sight in an unimaginably damaging catatrophe, the largest ever in American (and possibly world) history. It’s already 90 times worse than Exxon Valdez. Most local residents have never even heard not one … Read more