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Investigators recovered two stolen trailers carrying $1.3 million in data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment.

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 297 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Cascio@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago

The comment I came in to make sure existed. Thank you for doing the good work.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 193 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What "thieves"? No one saw any "thieves". You can't prove anything.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure the copper just did that

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[–] shittydwarf@piefed.ca 163 points 1 month ago (7 children)

This is very unfortunate. There is a tremendous amount of copper in these data centers, thieves would be able to steal so much copper from data center job sites. It's frightening to think about it

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 96 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Not just copper. These server racks are so unfortunately loaded up with parts and components worth a lot of money on the open market. Very unfortunately they have enterprise grade SSDs worth thousands and AI accellerater cards worth 10s of thousands.

And these poor starving companies very unfortunately don't have the funds to hire a lot of security staff. It's sadly usually just one guy.

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[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Honestly, logistical problems with the weight are gonna be one of the first hurdles. It's way more than you would even think.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 month ago

Some say that even if every meth head in the city showed up there would be copper left over.

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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 133 points 1 month ago

Nature is healing

[–] mczolly@piefed.social 105 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

It's not stealing, they are just training their copper prediction model

[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 32 points 1 month ago

They're increasing GDP! Raising the price of copper by increasing demand

[–] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Congrats you've made me laugh during my morning shit. 🥇

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 66 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

Aren't these data centers built on our land, right next to our homes, using our water and electricity, funded by selling our data (that we didn't consent to), and the profits all go to giant corporations, not us? Fuck 'em. I hope they all get raided and stripped bare...

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[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 63 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you see someone stealing RAM, no you didn't

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 56 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Young entrepreneurs just pulling at those little bootstraps, Regan would be proud of their ambition in advancing their station.

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[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh my god, that's terrible! Where are these construction sites so that people can avoid them?

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[–] te_abstract_art@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago

Oh no, the corporations which stole immeasurable quantities of our data to train their for-profit AI models are having their building materials stolen. My heart bleeds.

[–] cenariodantesco@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago

uplifting news

[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 37 points 1 month ago

Easy Mode Above Ground Copper Mines

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (6 children)

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.

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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.

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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago
[–] nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 31 points 1 month ago

I've read science fiction books in which humans scavenged the machines' supplies like rodents scavenging from a kitchen, and now it's reality.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Steal what you can carry and torch the rest.

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[–] XLE@piefed.social 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What's gonna be looted next, Flock cameras?!

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago
[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 month ago

Finally, a positive benefit to failed capitalism!

[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Remember guys, snitches get stitches.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

Snitches don't get free second-hand enterprise switches

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 22 points 1 month ago

This is TERRIBLE! WHY can't they Target SCHOOLS or Homeless shelters INSTEAD?

-Republican Voters!

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Stop. Don’t. Come back.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

Thank you for your service to the people doing this.

[–] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Imagine starting to work from the inside and weld things wrong, install wiring just, "good enough," knowing full well one of the plugs will start a fire, shit inside the cement and make shit laced walls.

Construction workers can still get paid and inspection workers can be in on it too. It happens over and over again and eventually it becomes something that's not cost feasible to keep trying to rebuild knowing there will be a failure.

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[–] FergleFFergleson@infosec.pub 21 points 1 month ago

Remember, if you see someone stealing from a data center.... no, you didn't.

[–] Superorbit@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

Can't steal from thieves

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Be a modern day Robin Hood; steal copper from an AI data center

[–] tunetardis@piefed.ca 18 points 1 month ago

While the AI revolution threatens to kill countless jobs, leaving potentially millions of Americans in the lurch, maybe all those future jobless Americans can turn to the booming data center theft industry. Maybe AI is a job creator?

Ah yes, my retirement plan from the tech sector…

[–] Marija@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Copper theft has always followed expensive infrastructure. AI data centers are just the newest high-value targets.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never thought I'd say this, but good.

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[–] swizzle9144@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That copper is already in circulation!

https://sh.itjust.works/post/63079773

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago

Robin Hoods in action.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Okay, so tech companies steal your info when you login, they can pluck software off your devices whenever they choose, AI will steal your face and your art should anyone put it online, oh and they get corporate welfare?... Anyone stealing from them, shooting CEOs, cutting down flock cameras, or shooting at Trump seems like the good guys in comparison.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 month ago

No they didn't - they were with me rocking some Halo CE splitscreen and gorging on Mountain Dew and pizza. It was an all-nighter, so they wouldn't have had the time to be anywhere else.

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