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days of future past (thelemmy.club)

submitted 4 months ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/65410582

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

The choice to compare data centers to canals rather than to railroads seems rather arbitrary.

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[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 months ago

It's not arbitrary at all. In fact it's the entire point.

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