DavidM_yeg on Nostr: I keep thinking that the existence of data centres that “can’t” be shut down is ...

I keep thinking that the existence of data centres that “can’t” be shut down is used as A) justification for mountains of injustice, B) justification for using dirty (but ‘reliable’) power sources, C) a giant data liability risk.

IANA-IT guy but: Every data centre should be subject to strict emissions restrictions, and be required to have a ‘safe’ shut down plan that can be activated on a reasonable time scale (12 hours?) and then be SOL in crisis.