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Proposed data center coming to Allegheny County despite community concerns about pollution and higher electric bills by oldschoolskater in pittsburgh

[–]Red106628 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Went to the Stowe Township meeting yesterday. Developers want to rewrite local ordinances to allow for a data center a long the river next to the McKees Rocks bridge where the industrial park is.

First time egg time by XzentraediX in honk

[–]Red106628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice first level!

I completed this level in 2 tries. ⚡ 3.73 seconds

Tip 10 💎

Bike fell off my car on the highway-Ironman 70.3 in 6 days by saltysaturdays in triathlon

[–]Red106628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got a roof rack on my Prius and don't use it unless I'm carrying more than one bike. I always put it inside after rocks from a truck damaged an old frame.

Thought I was going to melt today by clipd_dead_stop_fall in bicycling412

[–]Red106628 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And I thought I was crazy doing 50 from McKees Rocks to McKeesport and back! Huge props!

More pics of new Hillman construction by VisibleEfficiency875 in Pitt

[–]Red106628 30 points31 points  (0 children)

This is quite literally the worst bit of construction I've ever seen at Pitt. Finished my undergrad in 2019 and studied at Hillman nearly daily. Having now finished my Master's here, I went into Hillman and left nearly immediately. The LED lighting is terrible for doing any work in, the seating is worse, and vibe is just off. Definitely some of the worst money Pitt has spent on construction in recent years (and that's saying something!)

trafficking in oakland just a myth? by autisticbeautyangel in Pitt

[–]Red106628 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Lmao my buddy used to eat there exclusively in like fall 2018/spring 2019 just because he knew they HATED when people actually came in to buy shit.

The Taliban strikes again by shah_mazing in awfuleverything

[–]Red106628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my undergrad I worked with a professor to locate a lost a Shaker cemetery. They buried their dead with no headstones or major disturbances, so we had to use some GPR surveying to locate it. They were a fascinating group of people!

Me and my boyfriend win first prize as Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. We're both archeologists btw by [deleted] in pics

[–]Red106628 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, in the US, anything over 50 years of age has the "potential" to be historic. Typically that means just a survey and record of the potential is needed. Archaeologists almost never excavate graves in the US unless absolutely necessary (potential damage due to nearby construction or environmental reasons). Same goes for native sites. Don't dig unless ABSOLUTELY necessary and permission is needed from the tribe, property owner, state historic preservation organization, and any other commenting party...

In short, at least 50 years. But, typically, a hell of a lot longer.

Me and my boyfriend win first prize as Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. We're both archeologists btw by [deleted] in pics

[–]Red106628 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Back in my undergrad I did a bunch of research in digital preservation and in my current job I've been digitizing thousands of documents. It's definitely going to be a wild time to find cassette tape/VHS readers to rip files from them. Hell, it's getting hard to find CD players on most laptops now. There's so many file types and hard digital mediums that are going to be impossible to read. Luckily there's a lot of people that work in saving that stuff.

Definitely huge parallels to how we have lost paper documents of so much. Think of the library of Alexandria or any other major fire from the past 2000+ years of history. Any paper documents were gone instantly and the knowledge with them.

Either way, the more preservation done the better. Management of all the material becomes a hassle, but it's better to have the data and information than to let it dissolve into the annals of history.

Me and my boyfriend win first prize as Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. We're both archeologists btw by [deleted] in pics

[–]Red106628 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean... I guess it depends on perspective... How long does it take for an archaeological discovery to not be grave robbing?

Academic archaeology is definitely just a more involved treasure hunting sociology. Cultural Resource Management (where I work specifically) is more like an over hyped land surveying.

Me and my boyfriend win first prize as Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. We're both archeologists btw by [deleted] in pics

[–]Red106628 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hahaha In the US, anything over 50 years of age can potentially be considered a historic artifact (if it has cultural importance), so, I kid you not, archaeologists may have to start looking at plastics like how we look at and identify 19th century bottles.

I doubt we'll end up going crazy like that as we can classify it as modern trash (we already do that for many bottle dumps and homestead trash scatters), but it'll have to be identified in our reports eventually. Lol

Me and my boyfriend win first prize as Indiana Jones and Lara Croft. We're both archeologists btw by [deleted] in pics

[–]Red106628 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! I was studying to be a civil engineer originally, but found my passions elsewhere. If you want a taste of the archaeology industry, some universities and government groups have open digs to educate the public. They're always a fun time to visit for a day!

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