<![CDATA[why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls"]]>why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/d4b72f67-c58f-47d9-a095-dfd821428d49/why-did-they-call-them-ai-datacenters-when-they-could-have-called-them-slopping-mallsRSS for NodeFri, 29 May 2026 18:25:45 GMTFri, 15 May 2026 03:27:24 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Sun, 17 May 2026 19:33:59 GMT]]>@ana

for always and ever from this point forward

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116591587486374622https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hellions.cloud/users/noondlyt/statuses/116591587486374622Sun, 17 May 2026 19:33:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Sun, 17 May 2026 12:18:55 GMT]]>@ana slop shops

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/elgringomexicano/statuses/116589876733245290https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/elgringomexicano/statuses/116589876733245290Sun, 17 May 2026 12:18:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Sun, 17 May 2026 12:04:13 GMT]]>@ana this is perfect. thank you for sharing.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zackwhittaker/statuses/116589818934087955https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/zackwhittaker/statuses/116589818934087955Sun, 17 May 2026 12:04:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Sun, 17 May 2026 11:51:22 GMT]]>@luc0x61@mastodon.gamedev.place @ana@starlite.rodeo Wrong way around: It is first sold as gold and then randomly mixed <img class=“not-responsive emoji” src=“https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/drgn/drgn_blep.png” title=“:drgn_blep:” />

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pleroma.envs.net/objects/37c72275-32b7-42ce-b5b3-f6244b4e91b6https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pleroma.envs.net/objects/37c72275-32b7-42ce-b5b3-f6244b4e91b6Sun, 17 May 2026 11:51:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Sun, 17 May 2026 09:26:26 GMT]]>@ana lmaoo

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://solarpunk.moe/users/edendestroyer/statuses/116589198480443050https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://solarpunk.moe/users/edendestroyer/statuses/116589198480443050Sun, 17 May 2026 09:26:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 17:01:26 GMT]]>@ana they tore down a mall and plan on putting a data center there near me. So yeah, that definitely fits.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/amaqarh4mrm8ohnjhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/amaqarh4mrm8ohnjFri, 15 May 2026 17:01:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 16:28:15 GMT]]>@failedLyndonLaRouchite @ana "you can call me a fool or knave or liar, but that is what I and a lot of other think"

I do think this is the spectrum where you and "a lot of other" are, yes. You're either grifting, getting grifted, or being discarded in the AI game.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/kevin/statuses/116579532506852245https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/kevin/statuses/116579532506852245Fri, 15 May 2026 16:28:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 16:13:06 GMT]]>@ana@starlite.rodeo

Because that would've required some creative thinking, which they proved they have none of lol

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/1c1fcb36-944a-4cbd-b3b9-7608bbee5e35https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/1c1fcb36-944a-4cbd-b3b9-7608bbee5e35Fri, 15 May 2026 16:13:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 16:02:17 GMT]]>@failedLyndonLaRouchite @ana we can argue about whether that is true or not. but even assuming that is true, that doesn't fix the massive social, ethical, political and environmental issues with this technology

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/amao6pchhxabsfw2https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://snug.moe/notes/amao6pchhxabsfw2Fri, 15 May 2026 16:02:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:50 GMT]]>@ana
There was an Omaha Nebraska USA datacenter that had been built in a dead mall... not sure it's still there.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bettercities.top/ap/users/115714795631114941/statuses/116579424673366917https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bettercities.top/ap/users/115714795631114941/statuses/116579424673366917Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:55:47 GMT]]>@NNN@bettercities.top @ana@starlite.rodeo there are very many such datacenters spread across the USA. my first job was working in one]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nya.social/notes/819e2c59df1cdb4b5a22fd54https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://nya.social/notes/819e2c59df1cdb4b5a22fd54Fri, 15 May 2026 15:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:30:57 GMT]]>@ana@starlite.rodeo adding this to my voice over list if that's alright ❤️

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://transfem.social/notes/aman2ex2dqui0295https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://transfem.social/notes/aman2ex2dqui0295Fri, 15 May 2026 15:30:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:19:37 GMT]]>@ana@starlite.rodeo Too much whimsy for techbros

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/amamnu7bz29n012dhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/amamnu7bz29n012dFri, 15 May 2026 15:19:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:16:10 GMT]]>@ana
dunno, "slopping mall" sounds kinda.. cozy? in a way?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/Doomed_Daniel/statuses/116579249068214726https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/Doomed_Daniel/statuses/116579249068214726Fri, 15 May 2026 15:16:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:31 GMT]]>@ana because the naming came from people who think "AI" is the best thing since the coming of Jesus or something

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/Eryel/statuses/116579187534627466https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaosfem.tw/users/Eryel/statuses/116579187534627466Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:55:25 GMT]]>@kevin @ana

not sure, but I think ana has blocked or muted me, so I can't see the OP
but I don't understand your post

my point is very simple: contrary to what many here think, AI is, today, a very powerful and very useful tool.

you can call me a fool or knave or liar, but that is what I and a lot of other think

that doesn't mean that *overall*, that AI is a net benefit: I dont know much about that

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchite/statuses/116578931535775948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchite/statuses/116578931535775948Fri, 15 May 2026 13:55:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:52:29 GMT]]>@failedLyndonLaRouchite @ana Yes, humans were useless before LLMs.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/kevin/statuses/116578920019344303https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dice.camp/users/kevin/statuses/116578920019344303Fri, 15 May 2026 13:52:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:44:40 GMT]]>@ana How 'bout calling them, Destroyers of Worlds, bringing up Oppenheimer's famous quote?]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://friendica.world/objects/84b6ef2b-876a-0723-4895-b18114952714https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://friendica.world/objects/84b6ef2b-876a-0723-4895-b18114952714Fri, 15 May 2026 13:44:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 13:03:32 GMT]]>@ana

because, contrary to what most people here think, AI is , and this is true, a very powerful tool that helps a lot of people get their work done

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchite/statuses/116578727539583882https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/failedLyndonLaRouchite/statuses/116578727539583882Fri, 15 May 2026 13:03:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 12:42:31 GMT]]>@ana Then actual dead malls converted to data centers should be called "sloppy seconds"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vmst.io/users/Soozcat/statuses/116578644915377428https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vmst.io/users/Soozcat/statuses/116578644915377428Fri, 15 May 2026 12:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 11:58:20 GMT]]>@ana "datacenter" sounds high tech thus great for investors. Honesty tends to drive investors away (Uber didn't become a global taxi company by being honest about being taxis, they became a global taxi company by saying shit about personal limousines and calling it "ride sharing")]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/71c77f28-5832-482a-9dbf-3e239da008d9https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.catto.garden/objects/71c77f28-5832-482a-9dbf-3e239da008d9Fri, 15 May 2026 11:58:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 11:45:13 GMT]]>@ana Future unemployment receptacles. Energy bill rockets. Yeah, I can come up with some better ones.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116213636521702584/statuses/116578419558240370https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116213636521702584/statuses/116578419558240370Fri, 15 May 2026 11:45:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 11:29:19 GMT]]>@MamaLake @ana a waste of perfectly good water?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116578357077239621https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/bazkie/statuses/116578357077239621Fri, 15 May 2026 11:29:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to why did they call them "ai datacenters" when they could have called them "slopping malls" on Fri, 15 May 2026 11:27:56 GMT]]>@ana Because you can enter a mall and peek at the rubbish, before you buy it. While with "AI" datacenters the slop is randomly mixed by some algorithm before it's sold as gold.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116092650648397225/statuses/116578351612716634https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/ap/users/116092650648397225/statuses/116578351612716634Fri, 15 May 2026 11:27:56 GMT