https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2412.06288/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415037urn:hackerpapers:mention:2412.06288:48415037Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:43:38 GMT<p>&gt; People should just focus on that, because you really really have to reach to make a metal box that hums into an existential environmental crisis. Turns out you you don&#x27;t have to reach very far at all https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06288 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/data-c... https://news.asu.edu/20260518-environment-and-sustainability... We already know that that data centers impact the environment in many ways and can be harmful for the water, air, and the health of the people around them. It&#x27;s the dose that makes the poison though and so the push for more and more…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2412.06288/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CYhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43163047urn:hackerpapers:mention:2412.06288:43163047Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:32:04 GMT<p>The paper in question: https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06288</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2412.06288/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CY