Data centres powered by gas or coal should be 100% steampunk, full of hissing, clanking Babbage engines, tended by grimy-faced urchins who risk being crushed between the gears as they clear out all the sparrow's-nest malware with chimney-sweep brushes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ai-data-centres-gas-northern-territory/107002860
Greg Egan
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2026-08-06 05:36:50 UTC
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