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  • Julian OliverJulianOliver@mastodon.social
    Aug 1, 2026, 4:07 AM

    @0x00string @Astridd I never said we need more big DC's. We need less, & to do that we need to change what we use the Internet for, how & where we deploy, how & what we consume over networks.

    If we're to have an Internet at all (incl this fediverse) & not consume vastly more energy than we are, some centralisation of hardware & topology will remain necessary.

    Small, low-footprint ethical (esp coop/community) DCs can play part in that.

    Total decentralisation is an expensive fairytale

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  • Nullstring 🏴‍☠️0x00string@infosec.exchange
    Aug 1, 2026, 4:10 AM

    @JulianOliver @Astridd i dont understand why the internet isnt working right now? anyway, this is great, we need fewer bigger datacenters whatever blah blah blah, lets focus some resources then on building yet more of these buildings and filling them with yet more of our resources and then do what with the existing ones you think we need to replace? just scrap yard those like microsoft just had the world do with windows 10 pcs?

    noble on its face but when i think about it for a second its a huge waste of resource for no reason when there are infinitely better uses for resources, like replacing the fuels that are destroying the environment.

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  • AstridAstridd@aus.social
    Aug 1, 2026, 6:28 AM

    @0x00string @JulianOliver I'd rather no internet. Life was fine without it. Now we are staring doomsday in the face. Believe me, I wish that was as crazy as it sounds. I never suggested replacing them. Look at the science

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  • Julian OliverJulianOliver@mastodon.social
    Aug 1, 2026, 6:36 AM

    @Astridd @0x00string I don't think so, no. But there is so much DC e-waste out there that can be routed to small community run (or small business) scale DC projects. No new hardware is needed!

    I have Dell rack servers in my studio that are 10+years old, rescued en route to the trash, that run beautifully. I've setup whole 'clouds', streaming services, document servers, blogs++ on old dumpster dived PCs. Enough to support a small org, dozens of active users 24/7.

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