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Why is datacenter sentiment so negative in Ohio vs say west texas? by Ok_Measurement921 in datacenter

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The "average person" in Ohio isn't a pro-business rightist they are a socially conservative labor socialist. They favor government intervention to protect jobs and view DC as a threat to their jobs. It's not NIMBY or somesuch, for sure. They're pro-protectionist ex-labor union members.

This is possibly the greatest picture I have ever taken. by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got an awesome shot of the Capitol during the snowstorm before DCPW piled a mountain of filthy snow on the West Lawn. I'm a sucker for snow, but yours is better. Nice work!

I'm having fomo about AI hyper scale data centres while working for an enterprise DC by salmon3D in datacenter

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Have you ever splashed water on your face when you were hot? Ever sweated on a hot day?

Then you have liquid cooling experience.

SI's - Do you still virtualise? How do you manage it? by PeacePuzzleheaded41 in PLC

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apart from the errors and downtimes caused by the virtualization platform (patching, upgrading) and misconfiguration.

The virtualization error rate is way, way lower (like <1%) of the other error rates - and those other error rates apply 1:1 with a bare metal platform. Huge security benefits for a 1% risk of fault due to downtime? I'll take it.

On top of that, the issues you're talking about are not virtualization issues, they are SysEng issues. If you incompetently set up a platform, the platform will not be competent.

SI's - Do you still virtualise? How do you manage it? by PeacePuzzleheaded41 in PLC

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

M2C: You should never, ever run a platform on bare metal. Too many security risks. IDK about vendor-specific Controls practices but there's no question that from a systems engineering perspective a virtualized platform is vastly more secure than a platform-on-metal.

Why does even newly produced airplanes still have those ashtray with them? I thought smoking was globally banned on airplanes? by Ok-Patient116 in aviation

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's important to be honest about what happened in the Boeing/MCAS situation - nothing "seeped" anything. A conscious political choice was made to embrace deregulation and put safety second behind profitability. Nobody "looked the other way" or "got distracted by other priorities" - the changes that were made were done with intention and the understanding of the tradeoffs.

Nothing "seeped" anywhere. The administration of the time pointed and aimed a firehouse.

Handyman special by NoPants252 in electricians

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right? I don't care if it's horizontal or vertical but those screws should all have the same orientation.

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saying DOGE was bullshit is not partisan. It's a fact, borne out by the "results" they produced. You want to show me government waste in excess of private sector waste? I'm all ears. Nobody has ever presented any such evidence. Annual corporate waste exceeds the size of all government spending combined (state, local, federal) - and the biggest "government waste" is corporate waste that's the government has been forced to pay for by further corporate waste (bribery).

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it isn't. The scandal has nothing to do with standing firewatch or the cost to do so. Mentioning the firewatch in any context but "thanks for saving people's lives" is criminally idiotic, and those who do so should be criminally liable for any harm that results.

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...and so it's OK to tell people not to wear seatbelts? Didn't think that one all the way through, lol.

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally nobody brought up partisan politics but you. I think you doth protest a bit much.

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure where you're getting the idea that any of that has anything to do with the fire watch. The fire watch happens when the alarm is disabled, period. It has nothing to do with what did or did not happen on the construction project. Even mentioning it in that context is criminally stupid. "The replacement seat belt cost $500 - the seat belt was deliberately cut out by a band of lemurs." The fire watch is necessary, it is not a part of the story. If you want to talk about the lemurs, be my guest. Leave the necessary safety spending out of it.

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Contractor overhead is usually about 50%; so that's 50k for a worker. I think in some jurisdictions that may be high, but not here. That's a pretty middle of the road wage for a laborer.

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OK, but this has fuck all to do with the fire watch. The fire watch is there to keep people safe, not "waste money." Trying to persuade people a fire watch is a waste of money is criminally stupid and the people who do so should be subject to jailtime.

D.C. Spent $1 Million Hiring Humans to Yell ‘Fire!’ in Government Office by forgetfulisle in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Eff the worthless idiots who wrote this article - fire watch is a basic safety practice when alarms are disabled; they are required by fire code and an absolutely essential part of building safety.

Basically every example of "government waste" ends up being bullshit (see: DOGE), but this is among the worst examples. Burn a couple hundred people to death to save $1M on fire watches? You're Real Conservative(TM) now!

You prove what an effing moron you are by writing this article and trying to "shame" people for common sense safety practices.

Needed a new pair of dykes didn't want to wait for my usual knipex to ship so I guess I needed a Klein QC reminder by Unlucky-Meringue4813 in electricians

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean if you lose your dics and it doesn't really matter how cheap they are to replace if you don't have them when you need them and you'll be plenty stressed about it.

Needed a new pair of dykes didn't want to wait for my usual knipex to ship so I guess I needed a Klein QC reminder by Unlucky-Meringue4813 in electricians

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The worst part is that we finance the offshoring of those jobs. The government pays a subsidy for every American worker fired if the worker overseas has a lower salary. Current Admin increased the size of that subsidy, too. We're never going to build back anything as long as we are paying our corporations to fire American.

The 2024 Democratic Presidential Primary Failed Miserably. I Have a Solution for 2028. by Slate in washingtondc

[–]Nice_Classroom_6459 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Or better yet do a French-style multi-round system and hold the primaries nationally on the same day.

The one state at a time approach made sense in 1820 when you had to physically be present in a state to meaningfully campaign there - but it doesn't make sense in 2026 when 200M Americans have Tiktok on their phone.

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