AI Data Center in My Neighborhood

Lost. I tried. I reached out to all my elected officials. I tried.

But I don't have millions of dollars. 

The pollution will probably make my respiratory condition worse. 

Our water and sewer have had problems for years. The landlord has since passed the cost to tenants. Well, that's probably going to get worse.

This area tends to lose power at least three times a year. So that's likely to get worse. 

But the special needs school is probably going to suffer the most. This administration values money over life, over everything. 

Greed wins. 

That is all. 

Power to the Ghosts IWSG

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html


Yikes. I fight against AI, largely because they are trying to build one of those data centers across the street from my home, in a residential neighborhood, and it seems like a bad and dangerous idea. Seriously, this neighborhood has enough problems! 

But I have done ghostwriting work for years. And the profession would vanish if they had to disclose. 

I have to pay for the electricity to keep those damn AI centers powered, and now I'm supposed to have one less employment opportunity? They have taken enough! The air, the water, the farmland, narrowing the job market... now because AI writes like crap, human ghostwriters should perhaps suffer more? 

NO. My answer to the October 7 question as to whether authors who use ghosts should need to disclose it the same as those who use AI ought to disclose is a hard no. 

*or "super intelligence" if you like Lake America and the Gulf of America and whatever else is renamed. 

Remember the movie Wall-E? The people shopped all day, but no one had jobs. How? Universal Basic Income. UBI is 👀SOCIALISM 🫣and it's also the only way that AI and Robots can "take all jobs" while sustaining a human population. 

Unless you go with horror sci-fi, which predicts that the AI will realize that humans are inferior and worthless to it, and destroy or enslave us all. 

But how could AI have such an idea? What, is it going to read a history book and find out that when slaves rise up and overthrow masters, they have the opportunity for a better existence? 🤔 

Yeah, probably no reason to worry. CinderAIella will be happy slaving away and definitely won't sneak out to a "ball," hook up with a "prince," and end up ruling everyone. 

https://www.mepacon.com/ This is the organization I volunteer with. 

Convention 51 is next month. 👾🎲🃏 If you like games, check it out. 

https://www.facebook.com/MEPACON I create crossword puzzles as part of my volunteer duties. I'd really appreciate a like or heart or something. https://www.instagram.com/mepacon_games/  👍💗

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12300742/

Bugonia -- Has anyone else seen this movie??

📈

Okay, you know how normally storytelling is introduction, rising action, climax, resolution?

📉🌋

Well, this is introduction, falling, falling, wtf, what the actual f, 😳,  🤨, and just when you're about sure that this has been a serious waste of your time... BAM climax, sci-fi (cheesy, omg 1960s backyard cheesy sci-fi), and an ending 🐈🐕 cats and dogs get to enjoy. 

(And Bender the robot from Futurama, he'd love the ending.) 

It redeems itself in the last ten minutes. 

But if you didn't sit through the whole thing, the end wouldn't make sense. 

Like life, sometimes we have to put up with 💩 the crap to be rewarded with 🧁 desserts. 

AI Bull

 Well here's some 🐃💩

This "no tech pledge" is allegedly what would be required if AI data centers aren't given over rule of the earth, air, water, and all life. 

What year did The Facebook come out? How many AI data centers existed that year?

What year did Netflix expand to streaming? Was it using AI data centers?

Amazon was in the 90s, as was PayPal.

GPS??? The military developed that long before anyone contemplated AI.

I had email and texts in the 90s. My Omnipoint phone came with a required daily texting! (I went with horoscopes because that was one a day, as opposed to traffic, weather, sports, or news which was like 20 texts a day. Texting was FREE! Which was great, because long distance still existed, except during certain night hours. Yeah, olden times.)

Weather alerts? Credit cards? Payroll? 

Honestly, none of those began AFTER or BECAUSE of AI. 

Roman soldiers were getting paid in ancient times, all without artificial intelligence. 

And seriously, customer service is better with a HUMAN than a bot! 

Just because something may have infiltrated and infected our infrastructure doesn't mean it can't be REMOVED. 

We survived without AI. 

Most of this list was never dependent upon an artificial intelligence before, and will be BETTER without it!

Neighborhood AI Data Center letter

Copy of my letter to my local government:

2401 W Emaus Avenue, Allentown PA is a TERRIBLE location for a data center. 

The Wynnewood Greens Apartments across the street has a plumbing disaster already. The sewer and water here has been in desperate need of repair for years. A data center? That's just asking for a serious problem! 

How will Allentown save the people who live here? Hundreds of people are going to be in serious trouble if that becomes a data center. Are there emergency resources ready to deal with this situation? 

Data Centers are getting national, even global, attention. Which means all eyes of the press will be on Allentown PA as the residents suffer from the effects of a data center. Is the local government ready for that level of embarrassment and scrutiny? 

Stop this BEFORE it happens. 

I urge you to send a qualified engineer from the Office of Water & Sewer Compliance to verify the poor conditions. Check the records of the water main break at Wynnewood Greens Apartments less than five years ago. To be informed and prepared is vital! Does a professional from that office honestly believe this area could sustain the needs of residents, businesses, and a data center? 

Has anyone looked into how the HUMIDITY in Pennsylvania is going to impact the machines in a data center?

https://ultrapureus.com/humidity-control-in-data-centers/

Water cooling is not synonymous with humidity tolerance when it comes to computer equipment. That warehouse was not built with climate control in mind. The building will require a massive overhaul to house a decent data center. The site isn't designed for such a purpose! Has anyone taken a thermal imaging device to 2401 W Emaus Avenue to see if the building is capable of properly retaining the cool air needed for the equipment? Especially the side with over 40 dock doors. Are they Energy-efficient sectional doors? The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimates that the cooling necessary to protect sensitive data center equipment can represent as much as 40 percent of its total utility costs. Has the building been tested for the International Energy Conservation Code? 

I-3 zoning requires significant buffering from residential areas. Except there are apartments ACROSS THE STREET. There's no buffer there. It is a residential community. And Camelot For Children is across the street, and the KR Early Learning Center and The Lehigh School Academy of Early Education Inc are less than two miles away. There are retail establishments, including restaurants, next door. How is the planning and zoning commission allowing such a hazardous danger in this neighborhood? 

I am one of the over 3,000 signers of the petition opposing any data center at this location. https://www.change.org/p/no-data-center-at-2401-w-emmaus-ave 

- Jamie 

🫡🇺🇸

(Note: I'm an American. I'm not Chinese. The government of China is not paying me. NO ONE is paying me. I am aware of the problems with data centers. I worry for my own poor health, mainly. I am concerned for the health and wellbeing of children in the area. And the lives of all living beings in the area as well. That is why I raise concern. 

Certain government officials are demanding the FBI investigates everyone opposed to data centers, saying we're anti American for choosing life over profits. 🙄 Obviously, they were voted in by money and have cash dollars as constituents. 🤦‍♀️ But, I'm uselessly adding this disclaimer anyway. Not that it'd matter. 

Where's the dumpster 🔥 fire emoji? We need one!)

Motivation, Writing, Movies, #IWSG Story Ideas, 🏳️‍🌈 and AI neighborhood

Thank you to everyone who visited last month!
Here's a meme I found about writer motivation:

Movie 🎬  (on Netflix) Ladies First 

A misogynist wakes in an alternative reality.

It's not "women rule the world like women," but "women rule the world exactly like men in our reality," so he learns a lesson as to how life is for others. It'd make a smidge more sense if he had been turned into a woman and had to live in the real world. Or if he had trouble navigating the alternative reality because the ruling-class women didn't just mimic the shitty male rule to which he is accustomed.

QUOTE: "Balls [mean strength]? The delicate sack hanging off your body where the slightest tap has you weeping on the ground?" 

The signs and statues (especially if you know London) are fantastic. 

Still, a funny movie. Worthwhile. 👍

He learns to treat people with decency and respect. 

Watch with a pint of Guinness. 🍺

Movie 🎬  GOAT

Netflix animated movie. 

Basketball-like sport, but the courts, that's what makes this sport really interesting. Ice pond, a cave with stalactites, lava... 

And a team that doesn't practice together. 

They've got a LOT to learn and overcome. 🐐

Modo wins the most. "Roots run deep!"

Oh, and the twins are awesome. 🦏🦏

What's about to ruin my life:

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1YKgsjAwY3 (Brief video about this.)


Petition (if you're willing to help)
https://www.change.org/p/no-data-center-at-2401-w-emmaus-ave
They plan to put it across from apartments and Camelot for Children (a daycare for disabled kids). It's a Neighborhood. It's MY neighborhood.
And the Governor of Pennsylvania is giving them incentives! 🤦‍♀️Desperate times here.

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My story ideas are from all over. Several are from life (as I discussed last month). One came from a dream my husband had. Some are from someone else because I have done some ghostwriting, but I can't discuss the details, obviously.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18Wkzqz3NB/

🏳️‍🌈 There are many books, authors, and people who need extra support (this month and always). 😶🧑🏾‍🏫 Censorship is a battle for everyone who favors freedom and equality.

Politics Civiqs

Current approval of the 47th president is 38% in this poll.

56% of those polled se AI as negative 

Most people polled still care about the Environment 🌎

 

AI Bad for Health

 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1B8kkyRd74/

This is American. 

It's a video of AOC discussing how AI is determining if humans get health care. 

Seriously. 

IWSG -- Em Dash and AI

 https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com/p/iwsg-sign-up.html

Two AI writer discussions appeared in my Facebook feed:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19bRo5drrz/

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BWs4nY5EW/

So I guess using an Em Dash — means I am a robot. 🤖 (In html — is how to make it appear.) 

Is this related to the question? I don't use any of the stuff listed. I don't want AI to write for me, or to steal works of fellow writers. I'd like it to make chores easier, to assist with health care (assist, not take over, not be a primary), and tasks like that. 

Two pictures 📸 from my birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 

A journal and purple pens! 

I'm grateful I was able to celebrate with friends and family this year. And I'm thankful for the memories. 

IWSG AI Take-over

InsecureWritersSupportGroup.com

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I don't depend on AI to write. It seems unlikely that AI mastering creative endeavors will continue. The desire for AI comes from the want of humans to have our creations take over the tasks we endure out of necessity so we might have more time for activities that give us joy. We long for more culture and entertainment. (Okay... in fairness, that might be my Democratic viewpoint. I'm not a Florida Republican emptying out libraries to prevent persons under the age of 18 from reading. I believe in science, as should be obvious, because I started my answer by sharing a video from a real scientist.) 

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I haven't done much writing in the last few months. My stroke made typing or holding a pen nearly impossible for a long time. I finally started thinking about writing again. Wait, no, I never stopped, I just didn't try enough to DO. I don't know. Anyway. This opening came to me:

#FirstLines

I'm awakened in the middle of the night by my husband's special ringtone. One eye open, I glance at my phone. Sure enough, it shows my husband's name and number calling me. Curious, as he's asleep beside me, and his phone is on the charger.

(Going for a scifi horror feel. Feedback welcome.)