It's google trying to ask for forgiveness rather than permission, the news cycles making money on the cockup, and HN whiteknighting for Google because Google pays their wages directly and indirectly.

A viscous cycle all around!

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boothby an hour ago | parent [-]

Closing the loop: google makes ad money on all the views these stories get

	▲	rhaps0dy an hour ago \| parent [-]
		That can't be more than a few thousand dollars, compared to the millions they must be spending making this data center.