Subj : Re: Forget a hosepipe ban - U To : Mike Powell From : Rug Rat Date : Sun Aug 17 2025 01:10 pm On Sun 17-Aug-2025 10:56a, Mike Powell@1:2320/105.0 said to Rug Rat: MP> I don't (on purpose anyway) here, either. My guess is that they want the MP> extra storage that "the cloud" is using for AI and are therefore blaming MP> cloud users for what is really being caused by increased AI usage... MP> energy MP> and water usage, etc. Technically speaking, in a closed loop cooling system, there should be minimal waterloss, except for the possibility of increased evaporation due to artifical heating of your cooling ponds. Increased energy usage for cloud and AI BAD! Increased energy usage by forcing everyone to adopt Electric Vehicles GOOD. Sounds to me like the old adage , "If you think the problem's bad now. Wait'l we solve it!" Rug Rat (Brent Hendricks) Blog and Forums - www.catracing.org IMAGE BBS! 3.0 - bbs.catracing.org 6400 C-Net Amiga BBS - bbs.catracing.org 6840 --- CNet/5 * Origin: The Rat's Den BBS (1:135/250) .