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canetoad

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2. It will be interesting to see

Reply to OGBuzz (Original post)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:28 PM

Jun 11

We have a few still in the planning application stage, intended for an industrial area in the west of Melbourne Au. There a lot of pushback from citizens.

It's unconscionable to use limited water and power resources to power AI so that the rich can become even richer.

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Will there be rolling blackouts and water rationing to look forward to with all this technology? [View all] OGBuzz Jun 11 OP

Amazon Basics OC375 Jun 11 #1

It will be interesting to see canetoad Jun 11 #2

The tech oligarchs are taking over and it will not end well for the vast majority of us. OGBuzz Jun 11 #6

There are so many of these small towns around where I live (like less than 20k) that desperately need new water Cheezoholic Jun 11 #3

They'll use up the water and power plus they'll get lucrative tax incentives and subsidies OGBuzz Jun 11 #5

I hope they have a good deal with Nestle! dickthegrouch Jun 11 #4