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North Texas community says crypto-mining facility brings never-ending noise

47 points| NoRagrets | 1 year ago |cbsnews.com | reply

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[+] Animats|1 year ago|reply
It's Texas. As long as an industry is below 85dbA at the property line, they're compliant with state law.[1] Some municipalities, notably Forth Worth, have lower limits. But the state limits the power of municipalities to regulate oil and gas mining. Fracking sites, unlike traditional oil wells, are quite noisy.

[1] https://www.cailaw.org/media/files/IEL/ConferenceMaterial/20...

[+] Sparkle-san|1 year ago|reply
Which is apparently about as loud as a vacuum or blender.
[+] brezelgoring|1 year ago|reply
It'd help build a case if they took measurements of noise around the property. I'm not saying it isn't true or anything like it but 'loud noise' can mean a multitude of things. I'd say my downstairs neighbors have jet engines in their house but sometimes it's just a vacuum cleaner and I'm a bit miffed that day. If they'd said that a sound level meter reported +80db at 500m or 1km away, that'd give readers and potential visitors a real measure of the problem and it's consequences.

I'd have a nephew or younger sibling with some take on his hands to make measurements around it and make a graph with the sound levels at various radii and times of day, that'd build you a strong case for the factory being hazardous to health - and hopefully give you ammo for the upcoming legal trouble there'll be over there.

[+] sshine|1 year ago|reply
> hopefully give you ammo for the upcoming legal trouble

Alternatively, since this is Texas, just walk real close to the miners’ property; that’ll give you some ammo, too.

[+] Lucent|1 year ago|reply
I don't doubt these bring awful externalities, but children requiring cochlear implants due to hearing loss from a nearby datacenter?
[+] bastage|1 year ago|reply
But think about all those virtual coins worth absolutely nothing being "mined" ..?!
[+] joshstrange|1 year ago|reply
I can't believe they don't have a recording/video of the noise and noise level readings. I don't doubt there is noise but I'd like to better understand what they are hearing. Also, what about crypto mining is noisy? Is it massive fans or pumps for water? What am I missing? Actual mining is loud, that makes sense, but this is a datacenter, why is it so loud?
[+] SapporoChris|1 year ago|reply
https://cryptonews.com/news/texas-jury-acquits-crypto-miner-...

Texas Jury Acquits Marathon, from July 11, 2024 at 03:09 CDT

Where the parent article is Updated on: July 21, 2024 / 3:40 PM CDT / CBS Texas

I'm baffled at the reporting.

[+] tzs|1 year ago|reply
It's not really very relevant. First, it doesn't say why the jury acquitted. It mentions two different defenses that were offered. (1) The noise measurements were not accurate, and (2) the case was brought against the wrong defendant (the manager of the facility rather than the mining company).

If they acquitted because of #2 then it is completely irrelevant.

If they acquitted because of #1 then it just means that the jury didn't believe that the measurements done by the Constable were accurate. It doesn't mean that there is no noise problem or that the noise is under the legal limits.

[+] floppiplopp|1 year ago|reply
Well, why NOT attack random people when you're already part of the greatest pyramid scheme in history? Also, apparently you CAN mess with Texas, or rather, with Texans quite easily.
[+] techwiz137|1 year ago|reply
This again? I can understand the sentiment 12 years ago, but now?
[+] jmclnx|1 year ago|reply
Sorry to hear, why don't you complaing to your state gov ? Works for me. Wait, nevermind Texas, a place were only the very rich has rights.
[+] blackeyeblitzar|1 year ago|reply
Noise regulations are not just too lenient in most places, but they are also not enforced. It is also hard to enforce even if a city wants to because a lot of noises are intermittent. But mining facilities like this should be shut down because they have a continuous buzzing. Owners should be given retroactive fines.
[+] jmugan|1 year ago|reply
Uncontrollable noise is really stressful. I'm surprised that as a society we don't regulate noise better.
[+] masklinn|1 year ago|reply
Most places do. Texas does not because something something burdensome to free enterprise (fracking is extremely noisy).
[+] shiroiushi|1 year ago|reply
Texans don't like government regulations.
[+] Yeul|1 year ago|reply
We do. This is just deregulated paradise Texas.

I don't complain Texas supplies Europe with LNG and their carcinogenic sacrifice is appreciated.

[+] josefritzishere|1 year ago|reply
Fake money wastes real energy and creates a real public nusiance.
[+] egberts1|1 year ago|reply
Drove by Granbury, near decommissioned nuclear power plant.

Legally deaf, I am.

Literally could "Cum Feel The Noise" or something.