eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoThere Are Signs of Serious Trouble in the Data Center Industry: "People aren’t just dropping their shorts for data centers anymore."futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square147linkfedilinkarrow-up1566arrow-down16
arrow-up1560arrow-down1external-linkThere Are Signs of Serious Trouble in the Data Center Industry: "People aren’t just dropping their shorts for data centers anymore."futurism.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square147linkfedilink
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoA lot of people saw what happened (And is happening) with Crypto mining. How long before dedicated ASICs for models start popping up? Those ASICs are retired generally after ~6 months now, and end up costing more than the mining would generate. So, tons of ewaste, just from crypto companies.
A lot of people saw what happened (And is happening) with Crypto mining. How long before dedicated ASICs for models start popping up? Those ASICs are retired generally after ~6 months now, and end up costing more than the mining would generate.
So, tons of ewaste, just from crypto companies.