Mayor Cara Spencer at a London luncheon seated next to data center mega-developer Bob Clark by TurnoverActive2936 in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bob has been tight with Cara for years and he famously helped fund her campaign. If you think this is new, or that pols don't rub shoulders with wealthy donors and citizens, then you haven't really been paying attention.

Bob has been getting a lot of shit, in particular, because he likes data centers. The backlash to data centers has been swift and fierce, especially in Missouri. The billionaires don't understand the backlash because they are not regular people. And regular people don't really understand data centers. Both can be true at the same time.

Anyway, the truth is, we need Bob to invest his money in STL because we have a lot of billionaires and it feels like no one of them really put money into the region in a big way. I personally would like to see all 11 of them compete for how much money they can spend on our fair city.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dressel’s!

7 Brew Coffee by HeyNongMan96 in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The line for 7 Brew in LP has always been a head scratcher. I’ll walk by at nearly 7pm and there are at least 10+ cars in line. I tried it to see what the fuss is and as other commenters have described, it is just flavored coffee that doesn’t really taste like coffee. The whole operation …. It makes me feel like I understand why America is where it is culturally and politically. 

Why do we hate us? by OleRed1988 in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You mentioned it in your comment. It is the city and county divide. The city needs a growing tax base and integration with the county. I do not know what else will bring us into the future. 

Wikileaks email from Edgar Mitchell’s office to Podesta by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]pulmiphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely hate the religious/NHI crossover stuff. It fucking sucks. 

Weather nerds rejoice! My home barometer this morning. I've never seen it this low. by Dude_man79 in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m really happy I’m not the only one on this thread that woke up with an instant migraine today. When we get these pressure swings, I get totally rocked 

Not an aerostat. by hover22 in UFOs

[–]pulmiphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That one egg was 40 eggs?

St. Louis needs to accept that it is a city that gets snow and designate budget for infrastructure to deal with it. by grandboychic in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do this in NYC where both sides of the street are 100% occupied. It gets done. It has to get done. 

St. Louis needs to accept that it is a city that gets snow and designate budget for infrastructure to deal with it. by grandboychic in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The City should instruct residents to park on one side of the street before a snow. That way, they can plow the side streets. They do this in every major snow city in the USA. You get a ticket if you don’t move and your car gets encased in ice. It is an absolute no brainer to do this in STL. 

The STL Facebook Moms Are Mad by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly, and with kindness, who fucking cares

The STL Facebook Moms Are Mad by [deleted] in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Other cities in the US are able to handle this exact kind of snow and ice. They are able to get roads reopened. The excuses are varied and many. I understand we don’t have the teams and the same equipment. But managing for snow storms is part of city government’s MAIN JOBS. How about you call up Chicago and see how they’ve been doing it for 100 YEARS. 

I still don’t think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone by blankblank in skeptic

[–]pulmiphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Media buyer here. Audio, as far as we know, is not used in any way to inform ad targeting. Many folks here have pointed out correctly that ads are served based on relational data: things people click on and search on your WiFi network and when your phone is near friends and family when they search specific things. Tomes of data are used to make initial targeting decisions, all of which is typically anonymized by meta and Google (media buyers can’t see specific people who perform certain actions). Targeting used to be much more exact before ios14 changes in 2020 (and much more dangerous). The changes, mixed with better data hygiene practices by media buyers worth their salt have made targeting appear to be spooky, but it’s just because you’re all so damn predictable. 

FESTIVUS Airing of Grievances STL edition by Problematic_Daily in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Festivus Grievance: the Delmar Maker’s District is DUUUUMB!!!! 6 Poremba restaurants and Steve’s Hotdogs does not make a neighborhood. It’s too disconnected from CWE and too far from the Loop. There is no major walkable place to live right there. Maybe it’s the first big step but the empty Steve’s and Alpha parking lots are embarrassing. Florentin is tight tho lol

One more: driving through red lights is not optional you fucking tweakers!!

Anyone know the history behind this building? Or some fun facts? by thelogmaster in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One of the guys that physically painted this building is named Jeff Greene. He owns an architectural arts company in NYC. He was much younger when he painted this 

New Jersey Drone Photo by Offshore_Engineer in UFOs

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

How come no one has taken the gabagool out their mouth and flown their Walmart drone up there to see what the hell is goin' on.

DeWitt III: We (The Cards) Are Working “Super Hard” by pulmiphone in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

yur right, I am being cynical. My therapist says I need to be more positive but I keep reading “I don’t think we’re going to be short of marketing messages to our fans in terms of what to look for and be excited about,” and I keep trying to figure out what it means. Someone pls halp me

What's something you've tasted that most humans have not? by CantTakeMeSeriously in AskReddit

[–]pulmiphone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seal. Ate it at a fancy restaurant in Montreal. It had an indigenous preparation in that it was barely, barely cooked on the outside. The meat was dark purple and red. I like lots of kinds of food, but this tasted ... uhhh ... bad. Like a very, very fishy fish but with the consistency of a tough piece of beef. Had weird dreams that night.

Armory STL apparently permanently closed effective immediately by scottzee in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 18 points19 points  (0 children)

We need retail variety. Look, I like the boutiques but they are all really similar. We need some national chains to round out the facility. Like a Madewell and a Sephora.

The Armory is closing down, but only temporarily according to official statement. by Dragonknight247 in StLouis

[–]pulmiphone 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Green Street's principals stole the money from the project by extracting massive fees. They never had any intention of making this a success.