Blackmarket resale where?
this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2026
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Resell to the next data center project, Re-steal it from there afterwards. Infinite money pump glitch!
The mafia will have those copper coils at another construction site the next day.
Damn, I could use some of that hardware.
I mean, that’s where all the copper and expensive equipment is. Why would thieves go anywhere else?
One stop shop
Hell yeah
Robin Hoods in action.
uplifting news
Better that than light rail train wires.
Oh no. Anyway.
Young entrepreneurs just pulling at those little bootstraps, Regan would be proud of their ambition in advancing their station.
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Oh no! That's terrible... Anyway.
Don't tell them there's copper and other precious metals they can steal in AI datacenters. Also, most definitely DO NOT tell them most AI datacenters are completely unstaffed and easily accessible.
Copper by weight is cheap as hell. RAM & NVME drives are a WAY better ROI. It wouldn’t even be worth carrying the whole server.
Copper is way easier to fence and way easier to steal. The RAM and NVME aren't getting installed until the building has functional security. The mile of copper wire to run power is locked in a trailer and might not even have a permanent fence around it yet.
How many times do we have to explain that datacenters don't run on hardware that is compatible with consumer shit?
I’ll take all your spare 256 or 512 gig ECC sticks. Heck. I’ll even pay for shipping.
From what I've read, even the RAM for AI datacenters is not compatible like this, not even for server stuff.
AI startups are all so desperate for memory and GPUs that I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them were willing to buy shit that, uh, fell off the back of a truck.
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I was waiting for this
Red Oblast issues. WTF, either those sites do not have security or poverty wage security watching the equipment.
I've read science fiction books in which humans scavenged the machines' supplies like rodents scavenging from a kitchen, and now it's reality.
It's not stealing, they are just training their copper prediction model
It’s only theft if someone makes a copy of the copper based on that model.
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This is TERRIBLE! WHY can't they Target SCHOOLS or Homeless shelters INSTEAD?
-Republican Voters!
Copper theft has always followed expensive infrastructure. AI data centers are just the newest high-value targets.
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Finally, a positive benefit to failed capitalism!
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