Ika Makimaki<p>Really enjoying this <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/DataVampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataVampires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> series by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@parismarx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>parismarx</span></a></span> from <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/TechWontSaveUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechWontSaveUs</span></a> </p><p>It highlights the environmental impact of big tech, from Hyperscale data centres to <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>. It is sobering and really questions what is the tradeoff we are making between water, energy and the interests of communities vs tech giants, profits and promises of innovation that fail to eventuate.</p><p><a href="https://techwontsave.us/episode/241_data_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techwontsave.us/episode/241_da</span><span class="invisible">ta_vampires_going_hyperscale_episode_1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/climateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateCrisis</span></a></p>