Letters to the Editor, Sept. 5, 2026

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Published Sep 05, 2026 • Last updated 20 minutes ago • 1 minute read

DATA ON CENTRES

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There are data centres in about 179 countries (thanks, Google), but do we need them? They are massive, consume electricity, and use millions of gallons of water every day. They also consume the data that we generate – books, music and anything they can scrape off the Internet to ‘learn.’ My usage of the Internet is low level and I find the AI answers are often based on search replies from the first page rather than detailed analysis. I am sure that others make better use of AI and data centres, but I am a normal citizen. I don’t want more expensive energy charges, less available water, especially given the world is getting hotter and the land they consume could be parkland.

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Dennis Fitzgerald
Melbourne, Australia

(Yes, it would seem we do need them. Our appetite for data, more AI is only growing by the day)

IT’S THE MEDIA

It took me a while to figure it out, but I will now admit that I was wrong, dead wrong. It initially appeared to me that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the nuisance ailing the Blue Jays. He isn’t to blame at all, so that’s when I steered my focus towards the Jays management. I have been critical of them in the past as well, but clearly they aren’t the problem either. The blame lies solely at the feet of the media, as I have yet to hear a single reporter ask John Schneider, “Why isn’t Vladdy required to hustle?”

William Edworthy
Calgary

(In this circumstance the media has indeed been asking management difficult questions)

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