No, it’s public forum and you get to say what you want regardless. You, as a citizen, shall not be silenced, no matter the topic.

Leave it up to some southern shit-ass state to stifle free speech. Public forums are just that, public, and shall not be censored or restricted in any way. Fuck this crooked ass panel / board/ whatever.

Why does everyone jump to AI? A gigantic portion of data centers power streaming services, cloud hosting, and content delivery networks / caching services.

I understand the sentiment against the proliferation of data centers and the impact they have on the local environment but services people consume on the regular have driven this for years now.

Any charity where you have to dig to find out where the proceeds go probably isn’t worth your time.

If they tapped into the water supply without the water company’s knowledge then they have a clear path to legal action. The fact that doesn’t seem to be a factor makes me think this was an oversight the water company doesn’t want to acknowledge. Just a hunch.

“When the county utility investigated, officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center. […] One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge”

How could an industrial sized hookup be installed without the water company knowing? At first glance that doesn’t seem possible and it’s more likely someone at the water company dropped the ball or was being shady.

My day was better before I saw this.