we strait now?
or is it thissy that, footsy, look LOOK!, over there!
CHINA!
Here are some sources that don't require js:
https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...
Woman files lawsuit after arrest for Facebook post concerning Trinidad water supply issues
https://www.fox4news.com/news/woman-arrested-facebook-post-c...
ecshafer•45m ago
yfw•40m ago
yepyoukno•22m ago
tech_ken•38m ago
Per her website (which is hosting the transcript of the interview here: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-...) seems that the cause is known and acknowledge to be construction
"""
...A few weeks ago, while Congress was in recess, I visited Morgan County, Georgia, where Meta is building a massive data center campus. They are clear cutting forests and began heavy construction, including explosive blasting, and families in the area are starting to see not only their water pressure decrease, to your point about water availability, but their appliances have all stopped working because it is decimating their water quality.
They now rely on bottled water to drink and prepare meals, and nearby residents' water bills are expected to increase by 33%. In fact, I have a jar right here. This is the current drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia, right after a data center was constructed, the Meta data center was constructed. ...
"""
shimman•38m ago
arrowleaf•37m ago
sroussey•26m ago
markdown•23m ago
I wonder why they're using up and dumping all the water then. If the water was clean they'd consume none... it'd just flow through their CPU's, into tanks, and back into municipal water supply.
perching_aix•18m ago
Edit:
Upon looking into it, looks like a portion of it (tens of percents) becomes a concentrated fluid called "blowdown", filled with minerals from the water source, and various treatment additives used for ensuring that the thing keeps flowing and doesn't become a growth media. This does need to be flushed out periodically, and is apparently supposed to be directed towards a water reclamation plant (e.g. via the sewage system).
I don't necessarily find it a reasonable suggestion that it should be cleaned in place, but obviously I do agree it should not just be dumped yolo.
maerF0x0•6m ago