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Who else foresees environmental problems with this later down the line? (news.microsoft.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Microsoft are looking at putting datacenters under the ocean, which sounds like a really good idea to cool them but I can’t help but think a couple decades from now it’s going to start causing us problems

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

One hasn't been corroded by the ocean.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The actual computer parts wouldn't necessarily be corroded though, I would assume the hull itsself would be designed to last longer than the computer components themselves

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes we all know that designs are always perfect and never stupid or wasteful for greenwashing and marketing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Same for wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear energy generation then?