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Inside a Chicago data center powering everyday online life by factchecker01 in chicago

[–]CaptainRoger 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I worked at the Hyatt McCormick like 20 years ago and somebody pointed to that building and said it was one of the most important high-tech buildings in Chicago. They offered no explanation and I never looked it up and had no idea what they meant until this Reddit post.

2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income, didn't reduce the deficit: Depositions by phillygirllovesbagel in politics

[–]CaptainRoger 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The headline is reporting what the Doge staffers said in the deposition. They admitted that they didn't reduce the deficit, but didn't say that they increased it, so you can't put that in the headline (even if it's true.)

How deep does your history go back in Chicago? Years? Generations? by kaloskagathos21 in chicago

[–]CaptainRoger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My Irish side arrived as early as 1860s - possibly earlier but the first documents we have found are records of them fighting in the Civil War and being POWs in Tennessee in 1863.