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@lightweight
> hyperscalers are a big loser

... in general. The #DataVampires series @parismarx did for the Tech Won't Save Us podcast is a great exploration of this;

https://techwontsave.us/episode/241_data_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1

#podcasts #TechWontSaveUs #DataCentres #HyperScale

@sidawson

Coda:

Dan McQuillan, a lecturer at Goldsmiths University, doesn't mince words when describing the implications of all this;

"'AI' has a tendency towards fascistic solutionism."

https://techwontsave.us/episode/247_data_vampires_fighting_for_control_episode_4

#podcasts #TechWontSaveUs #DataVampires #fascism #technocracy #TechnoSolutionism

Listening to the first episode of a Tech Won't Save Us podcast subseries, called Data Vampires;

https://techwontsave.us/episode/241_data_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1

Once again it occurs to me that hyperscaling of datacentres is exactly the wrong approach to hosting online services. Not just from an economic justice and environmental POV, but even from a business POV.

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#podcast #TechWontSaveUs #DataVampires #DataFarming #DataCentres #HyperScaling #DataHubs