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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Oh, that's hilarious.

Not only are data centres a legitimate target due to being used by the military, they're also a relatively small building filled with very valuable, very fragile equipment. So, if you want to cause significant problems for your enemy, they just make sense as a target.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Added benefit that it's not a school, hospital, or place of religious worship.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All the more reason not to put these in residential areas...

[–] WizardJr@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago

But if we use human shields we can protect capital!

[–] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

All the more reason to pull compute and storage back to on prem

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Relatively small compared to? A new data centre being built here is the size of 5 shopping centers

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For the value of the equipment inside, and how important they are to an economy, they're very compact.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago

For sure, very dense

[–] inari@piefed.zip 4 points 1 day ago