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[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 63 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If microslop has 1 billion to build a datacenter in Kenya, they can take a fraction of a percent of that budget and slap enough solar panels on it to generate all the electricity they would ever need. It's fucking Kenya.

[–] wltr@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Literally the thing I cannot understand. They could just do their own electricity and even share back.

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 days ago

Then they have to pay for it, come on, you can't expect a fortune 500 company to pay for their own infrastructure, it's preposterous. It only makes sense that Kenya should just bow in reverence to Microsoft, in exchange for the privilege of giving them all the electrons they can pump out.

Can you imagine such a world, egads

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 77 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think they realise that Microslop doesn't give a shit, they would kill the whole country if they could steal a few million out of it so if you think they give a fuck about your electricity bill increasing or if you don't have power in your home think again.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Microsoft: "Yeah, that sounds like a you problem....BACK TO WORK, DICKHEAD!!!"

[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 44 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

You son of a bitch...

[–] troybot@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Man, if they really wanted to produce some worldwide goodwill, they would build their own production for power and water and make sure there was an excess. Outside of the obvious environmental concerns, the extra jobs, power, and water would be just a huge net benefit for everyone involved. It is such an easy win for public goodwill, but you know, they won't because it costs more.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"why didn't you say so sooner, we would have made it bigger!"

For some reason I don't think Microsoft will mind.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

“Only half you say? So 25% bigger is what I’m hearing”

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

Does half mean "half of what it uses now"? Or "all of what it does now"?

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This is the second time I am seeing this post with the exact same comments, last time a few days ago but this was posted fresh?

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

the exact same comments

Huh?

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Which comments were exactly the same?

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

None that I could tell, I was just giving you the link ;)

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Can confirm