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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

Dangerously unhinged extremist regime causes Iran to take disruptive action

[–] BobbyGasoline@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Don't threaten me with a good time.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 116 points 3 days ago (2 children)
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[–] toad@lemmy.wtf 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Stupid question but why would you put a data center in one of the hottest place on earth? Are they stupid?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago

It's cause UAE did a big chunk of the funding and wanted it to be built there in order to market themselves as a tech hub.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The logic of finance does not really follow the logic of physics. Also abu dhabi is kind of the perfect place for it, it's a totalitarian dictatorship with barely any national polulation, its 90% expats, who is going to complain about a data center hoarding all the resources of that place.

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[–] EmpireInDecay@lemmy.ml 108 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Can we crowd fund this to make sure it happens?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 54 points 3 days ago

It would be like the single most popular thing the Iran could do at this point.

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 3 days ago
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 24 points 3 days ago

Please do it

[–] Riffraffintheroom@hexbear.net 73 points 3 days ago
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago
[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 15 points 3 days ago

Quit threatening and do it already!

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 32 points 3 days ago (3 children)

We dare you. We double dog dare you.

Honestly... why the fuck am I sitting here in the US rooting for Iran.

Oh yeah... because "Trump".

[–] Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml 42 points 3 days ago (4 children)

But when you dig into the history of the US in the 20th and 21st centuries, you start to notice this isn’t just a “Trump” thing. Outside of WW1 and WW2 (though the US has spurious reasons for joining WW1), the US has been the bad guys in every other instance.

The US is the imperialist hegemon, Trump has just been more open about it.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 days ago

Oh no! Anyway...

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

I love how they’re using trumps verbiage against him

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

DO IT ALREADY

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 56 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh no, you couldn't possibly take out all of the AI data centers. That would be so awful for the shareholders.

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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago

If they bomb enough datacenters we might get consistemt weather again.

[–] Carhv@thelemmy.club 27 points 3 days ago

There is always a bright side.

[–] Stonewyvvern@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Stop talking and do it then. FAFO.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm guessing they're gonna do it if the US attacks their infrastructure further. They're using the threat as leverage.

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[–] Lioffproxy@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

I see this as a win for humanity.

[–] toad@lemmy.wtf 3 points 2 days ago
[–] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago

YES! FUCK 'EM UP!!

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 36 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

The Butlerian Jihad is here.

[–] Bloobish@hexbear.net 36 points 3 days ago

Iran popping the AI bubble via force was not on my bingo card but I can dig it

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 3 days ago
[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 23 points 3 days ago

Oh no. How terrible.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 days ago

Let'r rip. What a timeline to be in where I'm cheering for this.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

I sure won't lose any sleep. In fact, I might sleep a bit better.

[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

NOOOOOOOOOOO I NEEEEED AI BECKY AND UNREALISTIC PET INTERACTION VIDEOS!!!!

DON'T DO IT YOU MONSTERS!!!!

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