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| Started by | Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> |
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| First post | 2026-09-25 14:40 +0200 |
| Last post | 2026-09-29 02:56 +1000 |
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thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2026-09-25 14:40 +0200
Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2026-09-26 11:25 +1000
Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2026-09-28 08:04 +1000
Re: thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-09-29 02:56 +1000
| From | Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> |
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| Date | 2026-09-25 14:40 +0200 |
| Subject | thermionic valve computers of the 1950s used 100 kW power |
| Message-ID | <ad829953830d5c21d6c2108ce3a08d5b@dizum.com> |
Imagine how much AI you get for that now....
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| From | Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> |
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| Date | 2026-09-26 11:25 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <nhol95FiochU4@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #74291 |
On 25/09/2026 10:40 pm, Nomen Nescio wrote: > Imagine how much AI you get for that now.... Not terribly much, the "AI" data centres use megawatts.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2026-09-28 08:04 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <g04jbl96fk5h2mok9ncnj7jevrpkmam0rn@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #74295 |
On Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:25:57 +1000, Keithr0
<nothing.to.see@here.com.au> wrote:
>On 25/09/2026 10:40 pm, Nomen Nescio wrote:
>> Imagine how much AI you get for that now....
>
>Not terribly much, the "AI" data centres use megawatts.
>
Australia has emerged as one of the world's primary destinations for
AI infrastructure. There are currently 162 operational data centers
across the country, with another 90 in development pipelines
Can Albanese Labor provide enough power for them?
Or another housing market type fiasco?
Labor’s approach tries to force data centres to “bring their own”
power (net-generators via new renewables + firming), but execution
faces the same delivery bottlenecks that have slowed the broader
energy transition.
It is not yet (but will be) a full-blown housing-style fiasco (chronic
under-supply from planning/migration mismatches), but the parallels
are real: rapid demand growth colliding with slow infrastructure
build-out.
<https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/more-questions-than-answers-albanese-s-data-centre-vision-risks-renewables-rollout-20260716-p60fwm.html>
https://tinyurl.com/muaafuf4
More questions than answers’: Albanese’s data-centre vision risks
renewables rollout
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Petzl
Our Australian commonwealth has survived numerous recessions, one
major depression, and two world wars.
Doubt if it will survive under a Albanese Labor Government.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2026-09-29 02:56 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <op.3wddcblhbyq249@pvr2.lan> |
| In reply to | #74298 |
Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote > Australia has emerged as one of the world's primary destinations for > AI infrastructure. BULLSHIT > There are currently 162 operational data centers > across the country, with another 90 in development pipelines That is fuck all compared with the USA which has 3-6K > Can Albanese Labor provide enough power for them? It isn't up to the govt to do that > Or another housing market type fiasco? There is no housing market fiasco and what we have isnt due to the albo govt anyway > Labor’s approach tries to force data centres to “bring their own” > power (net-generators via new renewables + firming), More bullshit > but execution > faces the same delivery bottlenecks that have slowed the broader > energy transition. More bullshit > It is not yet (but will be) a full-blown housing-style fiasco More bullshit > (chronic > under-supply from planning/migration mismatches), but the parallels > are real: rapid demand growth colliding with slow infrastructure > build-out. > <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/more-questions-than-answers-albanese-s-data-centre-vision-risks-renewables-rollout-20260716-p60fwm.html> > https://tinyurl.com/muaafuf4 Just another murdoch shit rag now > More questions than answers’: Albanese’s data-centre vision risks > renewables rollout More bullshit
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