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and deafness. tinnitus is often associated with hearing loss.
wish every fucking AI fanboy on this goddamned planet had to endure this shit
Judging by some comments the pro data center propaganda is working.
I think it would be 100% justified for this guy to firebombed the data center after a week if they don’t fix it. They are assaulting his domicile. Stand your ground man
That’s generous. Treat it like a raging house party. The police ask you nicely, once, within hours.
Their profits aren’t anyone else’s problem.
They’re worried the sound drove down the price of their home, but they didn’t join the lawsuit… I’m officially confused.
Doing something that lowers the value of somebody’s house is usually a pretty slam dunk way for that person to be able to sue you. The article doesn’t mention if they have some sort of weird attachment to the house, but otherwise why wouldn’t you just wanna take the money and move somewhere else in the same town or otherwise? Especially if it’s already been four fucking years.
They probably have more to gain in individual action than class action
Joining a lawsuit like that wouldn’t automatically make it class action.
I’m not a class action law person, but I would think having that large a group of people harmed could qualify for lawsuit consolidation under a class action, assuming they could appropriately define the class.
I am also not an expert in this area, however AFAIK being capable of being class action doesn’t make it class action. The Sandy Hook families sued Alex Jones and the number of plaintiffs didn’t make that class action either. As well, in Oklahoma right now there are 100s of similar cases against State Farm regarding hail damage payouts and despite intervention from the state AG these have not become a class action. From the information we do have at least one household invited at least one other household to join a lawsuit and they declined, beyond that we don’t know that there are even other plaintiffs to begin with.
yeah, the scenario i’m thinking of is that they have a few ten thousands lawsuits in that area alone and the respondent (whoever owns the datacenter) registers to have all those lawsuits consolidated. i could swear i’ve heard of it happening but again, not an area of law i’ve so much as been adjacent to.
They probably have a stronger claim and higher-ceiling on their portion of any judgment suing individually.
that is why nimbyism exists. these Ai datacenters are built in places where the locals arnt rich enough to block the construction.
It may play a role in nimbyism persisting, but it’s not why it exists.
Damn, I honestly thought this was an onion post at first.
I always knew datacenters were energy hogs and general badly designed environment wise, but this seems it’s just doing it because who is going to stop them? The neighbors? Fuck them, apparently
You know why they do it?
Because they can
So the real world benefits to these this is turning electricity into heat and noise.
Neat. Are we at least using them against our enemies?
they are. its always the rich vs. the poor
I bet it’s a ai datacenter
They should respect nearby communities!
Neighbours do that for thousands of years. Data centers are at least somewhat useful…
Free heating in the winter to give an example… but I guess this is unheard off
edit: Looking at the downvotes I must say that I am not sure if it’s because you missed the sarcasm, missed the bad pun or if you got it all but just hate it. I need more feedback.
Also free heating in summer, whether you want it or not.
Well yes, that’s what I’ve implied
60dB is quite tame, just measured my AC and it’s 55dB. Try closing the window?
Wow, you have no idea of how decibel works do you?
The decibel scale is not linear, it is logarithmic.
The power of a sound at 60dB is about 3 times that of a sound at 55dB.
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Corrected my estimate based on correct data in the comments.
Apparently you have no idea either. 60dB is almost double from 55dB, not 5x. If you account for ear perception it’s close to 1.5x.
I have updated my comment, with correct data, you are still wrong, but less wrong. As 60dB is about 3 times louder than 55dB.
I am sorry for the confusion.
A difference of 5dB is a factor of 3.1x. (i.e., Square root of 10.)
Ah, that is what I missed!
5 times? Stop speaking out of your arse.
Look up what logarithmic means next time
I know exactly what logarithmic means. Saying it’s a 5x increase is factually incorrect.
I have since updated my comment with actually helpful comments, for future reference, if you complain about someone being wrong, it is quite helpful to include the change you wish to make and why it should be made.
Technically correct because we haven’t solved for x yet.
Where does lemmy find these people!?
I don’t think Lemmy finds people, but people find Lemmy 🤣
60dB is like a constant conversation happening by your ear, non stop, and at a constant shrill frequency. A person shouldn’t have to significantly alter their lifestyle to accommodate a blight on humanity that’s also destroying the environment.
If I open the window right now I can get loud cars all the time and nobody wants to ban that
Do you have a constant stream of cars driving by your window 24 hours a day? If you did, maybe you’d feel different. Also, lots of people do want to ban not just loud cars, but all cars. I hate loud cars and trucks. If I’m inside and hear a loud diesel truck with straight pipes and aftermarket loud exhaust, it pisses me off. I absolutely think that shit should be illegal, and I’m certainly not alone.
All of that aside, these people lived where they live before the DCs got built and now their lives are negatively affected because of it. The DCs should have to make every concession to not negatively affect residents. If that means spending billions more on technology to block noise, close loop cooling systems, and prevent localized increases in air temperature, then they should have to do that. If they can’t, then they don’t deserve to exist. The life and comfort of any individual citizen is more important in every way over the existence of any AI data center.
Why should I have to keep my windows closed to dull the constant noise?
…why the hell is your AC screeching, though? You should fix that immediately it’s not normal.
I put it to full fan speed to increase energy efficiency
