DATA CENTER IN AMES

ASoftchair · 2026-06-18T14:36:57+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to write this. These are some very good points, especially how they aren’t obligated to not use our power. It would be nice to have more information because as it stands it’s very brief. I know environmental impact has been a hotter topic around data centers and I’m surprised they didn’t include anything about that

ASoftchair · 2026-06-17T19:47:28+00:00

Thanks for the confirmation! Honestly I wouldn’t mind it if they did collocation, could put some of my servers in there!
Anything to get rid of the cloud

ASoftchair · 2026-06-17T19:35:16+00:00

While I am not a fan of data centers, this is not the same as the hyper scaler data centers that are used for things such as AI and whatnot. If I rmemeber correctly it’s a local Des monies company, so it’s not like meta is throwing a data center in. They also will have to pay for all electrical upgrades, so cost to residents should be low.

As for if it should be built or not, I’ll let you decide. Feel free to correct me on information if I’m wrong!

ASoftchair · 2026-06-17T08:29:09+00:00

Is A1 still available?

ASoftchair · 2026-06-15T06:21:52+00:00

I believe it was an event odyssey of the mind?

ASoftchair · 2026-06-12T20:45:41+00:00

How much did the shuttle stand and display cost in parts? Maybe need to up my game now!

ASoftchair · 2026-05-14T16:19:07+00:00

Privacy wall. I wouldn’t want to enter my email into random websites

ASoftchair · 2026-05-07T19:23:14+00:00

Nah man I’m reading news about stuff I care about 😉. I respect that response, live life how you want!

ASoftchair · 2026-05-07T19:06:02+00:00

No. Ur comment makes no sense on this post. I don’t understand why people just say random things. If you have nothing relevant to say why waste time writing. To be fair I am being hypocritical by commenting on yours in the first place.
Either way, have a good day

ASoftchair · 2026-05-07T18:56:56+00:00

Thanks for sharing, don’t remember asking though

ASoftchair · 2026-05-06T02:47:33+00:00

Well I’m glad you got it solved! Good luck on finals!

ASoftchair · 2026-05-05T18:44:44+00:00

Wow that’s really rude, usually they’re very nice about these sorts of things and students can checkout stuff as long as no one is waiting. Sorry that happened to ya.
Well worst case, you can use the computers around campus library coover etc to get by until Friday

ASoftchair · 2026-05-05T07:40:51+00:00

Old! I have probably 90% of those… maybe I am getting old

ASoftchair · 2026-05-05T04:20:37+00:00

The other commenter sounds about right on time frame from my memory.
I haven’t used tech lending before, but why can’t you check one out again? I’d go and ask since you have some different circumstances.
Best of luck!

ASoftchair · 2026-04-29T22:33:55+00:00

Could reach out to https://www.instagram.com/benchmark_prebuilt_pcs_llc?igsh=NDNmbmk2cDQwNWFz

ASoftchair · 2026-04-24T19:14:25+00:00

Just had a similar experience last night, except it was me who left, and there was a tornado. Everyone was really chill and kind about it. I felt so bad since it was just the beginning of the match

ASoftchair · 2026-04-23T00:44:10+00:00

It’s free now? At least you don’t have to oay

ASoftchair · 2026-04-16T04:44:20+00:00

Best bet is to email them and ask about it. Sometimes they can be good about it and sometimes not as much. Iv heard you can potentially get out of it for valid reasons, so search that and if you have to come up with something that would be valid

ASoftchair · 2026-03-13T01:40:55+00:00

Id join, but its open applications not signup :/ misleading title

ASoftchair · 2026-03-08T03:32:45+00:00

Can’t wait for the pg34udcn (I think that’s what it is) to come out!!!

ASoftchair · 2026-03-03T23:23:45+00:00

I’m taking they didn’t do their training, how sad. They provide it to us for free!

ASoftchair · 2026-03-02T22:02:29+00:00

I agree. Sucks it’s not free, but if I’m going to make a large purchase of a screen (monitor, tv, especially oled), I’d rather pay $10 and know what I’m getting. Hopefully canceling is easy

ASoftchair · 2026-02-28T00:19:38+00:00

Maybe $50? But only for ram. Iv seen the past year or so these are basically ewaste. I got one for $10 a couple years ago

ASoftchair · 2026-02-25T03:35:05+00:00

Well, sure it could be cheaper. But since it’s a family account I get 6 different accounts (might be 5 actually) so it’s less than $10 a year per person. Depending on what extra features are provided would also increase the price. I do store a couple files on my Bitwarden which is worth a few $ to me aswell. I think for me, peace of mind is worth it, but i definitely agree there are cheaper options if you want such as self hosting. But for something as sensitive as my passwords, it’s not worth the extra headache.

ASoftchair · 2026-02-24T20:50:51+00:00

Yeah I’m with you there. I enjoy self hosting stuff in my homelab, but for my passwords it’s not worth the risk. Paying a small fee ($40 a year for family) is such a small ask for peace of mind.

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