Comment Uh oh (Score 1) 9
What happens when the democratic socialist mayor experiment turns out to be successful?
Comment Re:The only reasonable move (Score 1) 70
And if you read the fucking story the same medical staff say it had nothing to do with the pregnancy.
Shoemaker’s attorneys argued that there is no proof that the drug use caused the pregnancy loss. In her appeal, her attorneys submitted an expert’s opinion, based on a review of of pathology slides, that a genetic abnormality and severe infection caused the demise of the pregnancy.
Comment Re:Sell me Reality, not Hype. (Score 1) 53
It's not one single season you smooth brain, it's the average.
Comment Re:Sell me Reality, not Hype. (Score 2) 53
The data is right here along with citations for everything. https://www.explainxkcd.com/wi...
You tell me what's going on in the last century.
Comment Re:Gotta love stories like this (Score 1) 53
You could ask NOAA but a lot of those folks have been fired.
Comment Re:The only reasonable move (Score 3, Interesting) 70
Did you hear about the woman in Iran who suffered a stillbirth and was then sent to jail for 18 years?
Actually wait, I have that incorrect.
It was Alabama. https://www.wsfa.com/2025/12/3...
Comment Re:Lies about Datacenters (Score 0) 33
Yeah, gas powered turbines are whisper quiet. https://www.weitzlux.com/firm-...
Comment Re:Again: it's a building full of computers (Score 1, Troll) 33
Hey I need some extra spending cash. Where do I sign up for this Russian/Chinese money? I’m not kidding I need a bathroom remodel.
Comment Re:This isn't the EU. He's going to win. (Score 1) 219
The administration doesn't decide the merits of the case, a judge does that. And while there's a better than there should be chance that the judge was appointed by this administration, it's still a coin flip.
Guess how many federal judges were appointed by president ChoMo?
Comment Re:This isn't the EU. He's going to win. (Score 1) 219
I agree they will *try*. If the succeed we might as well set the constitution on fire but we were already there, I guess.
You're a bit late to the party in that regard.
Comment Re:This isn't the EU. He's going to win. (Score 1) 219
It’s an active investigation. Any of your possessions could be considered as evidence.
Comment Re:Good (Score 1) 92
Not specific to data centers, but too often legislators ignore the will of the people who voted them in. We could use more of this type of accountability.
If only voters would get this worked up about corruption.
Comment Re:This isn't the EU. He's going to win. (Score 1) 219
It's exactly that and people don't like it. When you're stopped at the border they're conducting an investigation. So yes, destroying something that could be considered evidence is tampering.
Comment Re:This isn't the EU. He's going to win. (Score 1) 219
They're going to make an example out of this guy so other people don't try it. Unless the DEI justice department really fucks up and the case is dismissed.
Comment Re:Large scale backlash, not serious discussion (Score 1) 92
There's obviously a massive large-scale backlash here, and it is pretty bipartisan. Part of it is concern about water use (which is largely overblown) and part is concern about increases in electricity cost (which is much more reasonable). But it is clear that two related things are happening: 1) People are reacting this way to all data centers, whether or not they have anything to do with AI. 2) People are blocking data centers rather than trying to take reasonable steps to make them manageable with their concerns, like requiring that they have solar panels. There's room for compromise here, but we're not getting it.
People are also ignoring the benefits. Data centers don't bring a lot of jobs after construction is complete, but they can generate a lot of tax revenues for counties and cities. Huge amounts of money that can be a real game-changer for the local budgets, and could be very beneficial for the locals. By itself that's not a reason to accept them, but it should be part of the overall calculation, and the net cost/benefit of the projects should be reasonably and fairly evaluated, and negotiated.
But this isn't what's happening.
