Well, "modern" is a relative term. Even as recently as 50 years ago or even less, a lot of piping was still copper.

..."Hey ChatGPT, put together a plan to kidnap or kill the people on this list, in such a manner and such an order that it looks random and totally not a co-ordinated conspiracy, mmm-kay?" I wonder how well that would work...

When you have that kind of information in your possession and you are negligent with it, you are guilty as hell.

...to finding out whether they really are saying "So long and thanks for all the fish!"...?

Yes, I'm sure they do; I'm suggesting that maybe instead of banning data centers altogether, the state and/or utility could... not let those upgrades fall on the public and instead require the data center builders to foot that bill?

Why does a... Light Emitting Diode need a backlight? Doesn't it... emit light?

People are building data centers because people are using the services that are supported by those data centers. Either make the builders of data centers (a) put as much (clean/renewable) energy on the grid as they use, and/or (b) charge them more for the electricity they use, so that the higher energy costs don't splash onto the general public. Maybe... progressive rates for energy usage?

The Schwinger Effect is frequently demonstrated experimentally on episodes of Wayne's World. sccchhwing!!

Hm. Interesting. I thought it had been dismantled by now.

...to tell us why this is a bad thing.

I have been wondering for years why they couldn't/wouldn't do this.

Who cares if they don't come with hamberders?

Ever wondered how underwater cables are laid?

Tinder?

Maybe as the core was cooling and solidifying, the torque of the moon's rotation created a sort of "stiction" effect between the core and the higher layers (does the moon have a "mantle"?) that caused the dynamo effect to be sporadic...?

But wait I thought alternative energy was illegal in Texas?