@jima@gerrymcgovern@onepict the noise pollution is bad. It can be significantly worse for a crypto mining operation or an AI datacenter, but it's still very very unwelcome.
For a bitcoin mine -- here's one where people can hear it buzzing 24/7 from miles away. That's more extreme, but every massive datacenter I've been to is not a place I would want to live anywhere near. Especially if you're sensitive to certain frequencies. e.g., I can hear high voltage lines buzzing if I'm near them and it drives me *insane*. I would never be able to sleep near them.
@jima@gerrymcgovern@onepict few places have the diesel-electric train engines as the generators the datacenter, but have you heard the ones they have at DF-CH1? Holy FFFFFFF nooooo I do not want to be near there when those are all running. Even hearing one during maintenance is bad enough.