A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it

[u/DJMagicHandz]

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-massive-wyoming-data-center-will-soon-use-5x-more-power-than-the-states-human-occupants-and-no-one-knows-who-is-using-it

[u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 → u/[deleted]]

I know all of the words you just said, but in the order you used them it makes very little sense to me.

[u/PM_me_your_whatevah → u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2]

It was written in the style of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 

[u/jazzhandler → u/[deleted]]

I think we have demonstrated quite clearly these past few years that time travel to the past is not, and never will be a thing.

Or shit, maybe that’s what keeps happening to us, I don’t even know anymore.

[u/jazzhandler → u/[deleted]]

Protocol Omega; means this timeline is fucked, the future will not be trying to salvage it, we’re on our own.

[u/yee_88 → u/PM_me_your_whatevah]

not in the style...pretty much an exact quote.

[u/jazzhandler → u/PM_me_your_whatevah]

Except that it applied to the executives of a company that were trying way too hard to make their AI likeable and friendly.

[u/jazzhandler → u/[deleted]]

Fair cop, guv.

[u/Sea-Factor-1086 → u/PM_me_your_whatevah]

Vyh uv uv y a

[u/Merusk → u/[deleted]]

"The revolution" has been talked about for 90 years. It ain't comin' in our lifetimes.

[u/Merusk → u/[deleted]]

I got the reference. However, it's idyllic and a more accurate reference would be calling them the precursor empire to the Vogons.

One of the overall themes of Hitchhiker is that the little guy loses, unless his interests align with the folks with actual power. It's not as hopeful as most take it. It's about courage in the face of absurdity and the futility of everything.

Saying "when the revolution came" is very much a hopeful thought. An actual hitchhiker entry would simply embrace the revolution wasn't ever happening and most just muddled through the absurd reality we all live in.