Mandan Data center pushback

[SupressYourself]

if thats all it is, please give me all your bitcoin!!!

Just because enough people have been fooled into believe it has "value" doesn't make him wrong.

 

[guywhofishes]

if thats all it is, please give me all your bitcoin!!!

thought about buying some many times… something keeps me spooked and creeped out by the whole concept

I’ll never get this event out of my mind when I think about crypto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

 

[eyexer]

The problem is nobody knows which ones are crypto, true data centers or a combination of them both. Both will be a huge burden to society. Why are they coming to states like ND? It’s not because of cheap reliable electric rates. It’s because our dumb ass elected officials are so gullible and on the take that it’s just too easy for them. They’re certainly not going to states where there’s friction

 

[guywhofishes]

They’re putting them in cold climates due to lower to zero cooling costs 3/4 of the year. Big $ savings.

 

[wslayer]

^^^^ Bingo ^^^^

 

[Jiffy]

Yep

 

[NodakBob]

My biggest concern with AI is how do you keep criminals from using it for nefarious purposes?

 

[Browneye]

My biggest fear is the govt using it to keep a boot on our neck. Neither outcome is great.

 

[Reprobait]

What these new large data centers are for is using AI to train AI. These AI agents are doing nefarious things on their own. Stuff that they were not supposed to do. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/openai-agent-hacked-australian-government-website-.html

This explains some of the recent incidents of AI going rogue:
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[Fly Carpin]

if thats all it is, please give me all your bitcoin!!!

 

[WormWiggler]

I was under the impression that bitcoin had a finite amount that would be reached at some point, was this just another misdirection? The appeal of currency that is not manipulated by a government is not lost on me, but manipulation for gain is a core human trait.

 

[eyexer]

They’re putting them in cold climates due to lower to zero cooling costs 3/4 of the year. Big $ savings.

That is certainly a factor.

 

[eyexer]

I was under the impression that bitcoin had a finite amount that would be reached at some point, was this just another misdirection? The appeal of currency that is not manipulated by a government is not lost on me, but manipulation for gain is a core human trait.

And tax free if I recall. Unless that’s changed some how