Shades of the anti-nuclear protests in the '70's and '80's. Oh well, you lose.
Turn off all your electronics that depend on data centers.
From AFP, November 6:
A coalition of campaign groups called "Stop Dirty Data Centers" has been pushing for a pause in the construction of such sites and called for action on Friday and Saturday in European countries.
Several hundred activists opposed to the construction of a Microsoft data centre in Amsterdam occupied the site on Friday, responding to a call for a two-day protest across Europe.The collective Geef Tegengas, which campaigns for climate and justice, and the environmental group Fossielvrij entered the construction site in the Sloterdijk district, halting work for the day."It's so many things, so many struggles that come together in this data centre," Geef Tegengas spokesman, Nathan Timmer, told AFP."This thing will use as much energy as all of the households in Amsterdam combined... this thing will use a ridiculous amount of water."Timmer, 30, also argued that the centre would be used "to facilitate AI warfare" and what he called the "genocide" in Gaza.The activists made it on to the site by scaling barrier fences despite a police presence.Once inside they shouted political slogans and sprayed anti-Microsoft messages on walls under construction....
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On second thought, having wrestled with MSFT products since Bill Gates and the operating system, I would have some sympathy for generalized anti-Microsoft graffiti.
