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[+] 106 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
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    [–] 73 points 2 months ago (13 children)

    The sound: https://www.tiktok.com/@ayathetigress/video/7650601803972627726

    According to Billy Finn, the noise is actually getting louder. He's been tracking the decibel levels on Louise Avenue since 2022, when Hyperscale Data began operating. Back then, the sound level was around 52 decibels. Today, they're typically around 61 decibels, and sometimes go as high as 78 decibels, he told the paper.

    Inside his house, it goes down to 39 decibels, which is about the level of a quiet office or library, according to the American Academy of Audiology. But it jumps to 62 decibels when he opens the door, sounding a bit like a passenger jet taxiing on the runway in the distance.

    And that's 24/7/365.

    Remember that the next time you "ask ChatGPT" instead of making a web search.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    ...sounding a bit like a passenger jet taxiing on the runway in the distance.

    That could be because they use turbine generators for power when/if the local grid can't support what they want. The major difference between the turbines used in aircraft and the ones for datacenters is the load. Giant fans for planes, generators for datacenters.

    Please ignore the obvious onesidedness of the link below. Its there to show I'm not making this ip. It's shitty that this is allowed and they aim to siphon off as much money as they can.

    https://www.greengasturbines.com/blog/gas-turbines-for-data-centers-hyperscaler-power

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    "green" gas turbines, what the fuck?

    Mmm, nice clean diesel 🥴

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    He must have a well-insulated house if opening and closing the door makes a 23 decibel difference.

    Too bad he can't open his windows, though. Or enjoy his yard.

    Can't wait for the backlash to tear these datacenters down, or the economic cliff to shut down their operations.

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    [–] 27 points 2 months ago

    Judging by some comments the pro data center propaganda is working.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 months ago

    wish every fucking AI fanboy on this goddamned planet had to endure this shit

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    [–] 23 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I think it would be 100% justified for this guy to firebombed the data center after a week if they don't fix it. They are assaulting his domicile. Stand your ground man

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    [–] 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    They’re worried the sound drove down the price of their home, but they didn’t join the lawsuit… I’m officially confused.

    Doing something that lowers the value of somebody’s house is usually a pretty slam dunk way for that person to be able to sue you. The article doesn’t mention if they have some sort of weird attachment to the house, but otherwise why wouldn’t you just wanna take the money and move somewhere else in the same town or otherwise? Especially if it’s already been four fucking years.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I always knew datacenters were energy hogs and general badly designed environment wise, but this seems it's just doing it because who is going to stop them? The neighbors? Fuck them, apparently

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago

    Damn, I honestly thought this was an onion post at first.

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    A screencap of an AI overview summarizing this article at the top of the text

    I hate this timeline.

    But also, direct link to the article here.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    So the real world benefits to these this is turning electricity into heat and noise.

    Neat. Are we at least using them against our enemies?

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    [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I bet it's a ai datacenter

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