DoomsdaysCW<p>The noise of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BitcoinMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BitcoinMining</span></a> is driving <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> crazy</p><p>Constant hum of fans that cool <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenter</span></a> computers is turning residents against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s pro-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> agenda</p><p>Scientists are increasingly linking 'prolonged exposure to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoisePollution</span></a> with cardiovascular damage'</p><p>By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK<br>published 5 days ago</p><p>"The relentless '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MechanicalHowl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MechanicalHowl</span></a>' of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> mining facility has become 'the soundtrack to life for hundreds of residents' in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GranburyTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GranburyTX</span></a>, a small rural town in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>, said The Guardian.</p><p>" ;It echoes across agricultural land and forests, chasing away deer. It seeps into walls, vibrating bedrooms and dinner tables.' One resident said it was as though a 'jet engine is forever stationed nearby'.</p><p>"Bitcoin mining has exploded in the US over the past decade, particularly in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election to the White House and his embrace of cryptocurrency. But it's an energy-intensive process: the powerful computers that create and protect the cryptocurrency need fans on the go constantly to cool them down. And across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a>, mostly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> towns, residents are getting sick of the noise – and getting sick, full stop."</p><p><a href="https://theweek.com/tech/the-noise-of-bitcoin-mining-is-driving-americans-crazy?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theweek.com/tech/the-noise-of-</span><span class="invisible">bitcoin-mining-is-driving-americans-crazy?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/fnuCT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/fnuCT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukesForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukesForAI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AISucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AISucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AIPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoisePollution</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataCenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoisePollution</span></a></p>