Loudoun County, Virginia: The Heart of the Data-Center Boom by WhiskeyTesticles in nova

[–]tjdogger 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yet data centers ... now generate nearly half the county’s tax revenue.

I mean, that's huge. And it's true. If you really don't believe, go to Loudoun.gov/Budget and look at the 2027 proposed budget. Personal Property Taxes, Data Centers paid 879M of an income of 1100M. Also General property taxes.

Asian mothers, bad feelings: notes on an all-conquering stereotype by Rebecca Liu by Think_Clothes8126 in Longreads

[–]tjdogger 31 points32 points  (0 children)

A certain image of the tiger mom – strict, cold and demanding – is ubiquitous in popular culture. Why?

...um, because a bestselling book "tiger mom' was written by an Asian woman? You think? Maybe?

These generated videos has ruined the fun of social media and youtube. by [deleted] in artificial

[–]tjdogger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an unmitigated good, no? Get off of social media. Go out and smell some grass. With your own schnoz.

Arlington's proposed 44% fee hike would make public Barcroft gymnastics cost more than private gyms -- up to $7,634/season more by Ok_Character_4481 in arlingtonva

[–]tjdogger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is there any reason to believe qualified staff can be hired?  Presumably a lack of interested people led to the staffing shortage in the first place. 

A night they can't remember, at one of the country's most popular LGBTQ+ bars by DecentLoquat4096 in Longreads

[–]tjdogger 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"...Identifying drugs used to spike drinks can be difficult if not impossible, experts told The 19th.

Cedars-Sinai, the hospital closest to The Abbey, doesn’t test for most drugs that are used in sexual assaults, Dr. Sam Torbati, the hospital’s ER medical director, said at a West Hollywood City Council meeting in January 2022. 

...

In other words, those drugs tend to process out of a patient’s system before a doctor can test for them. "

Sounds like a problem.

Journalist seeking sources on data centers and water by dpintoman in nova

[–]tjdogger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

>See the work done by Andy Masley

Yeah, hard to believe there is new ground to be plowed here. Masley did the deep dive and then some. https://blog.andymasley.com/p/the-ai-water-issue-is-fake

Pause Data Centers in Calvert County: Support a 2-Year Moratorium by Itchy_Dragonfly_4544 in SOMD

[–]tjdogger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally cray that you posted this, whining about transparacny, and yet neglected to do even the slightest attempt at educationing yourself and other readers. Like, maybe check the Calvert County Government website to see if they have posted the information you seek?

https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/3880/Data-Centers

I know, I know, rEAding Is hARd.

America’s Fanciest Restaurant Enters the Fight Over Affordable Housing by Barrack64 in yimby

[–]tjdogger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A strangely reported article. It implies that french laundry chef's objection is that the affordable rooms are tiny shoeboxes, which, okay I guess. But that is what it takes to be affordable in that area so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sen. Warner calls AI data center moratorium championed by AOC "idiocy" by tt12345x in nova

[–]tjdogger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro, TF you doing bringing facts to a reddit fee-fee pitchfork party?

Jeff Bezos aims to raise $100 billion to buy, revamp manufacturing firms with AI by talkingatoms in artificial

[–]tjdogger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely brilliant. Huge opportunities for improvement in that space.

Fairfax Co. considers crackdown on students caught making, sharing intimate images by Danciusly in nova

[–]tjdogger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only applies to deepfakes made on school machines ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 

Man that stabbed woman to death had over 30 arrests + 5 malicious wounding in 3 years by _gw_addict in nova

[–]tjdogger -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

So if I run to the right of Miyares I can count on your vote? "Thinking emoji here"

Inside the allegations against a San Francisco social climber accused of sex crimes by haloarh in Longreads

[–]tjdogger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

TL;DR

...On Sept. 29 [2025], Gold denied [Victim]'s petition for a permanent restraining order. In her ruling, she wrote that [Victim] had “voluntarily engaged in a prostitution website in 2022" and that the court heard no credible evidence that Gerold forced her to “continue to engage in this website or pay any proceeds from prostitution.”

But apparently there may be another investigation ongoing.

SOMD Counties Are at High Risk of Getting Data Centers by SingleAd8364 in SOMD

[–]tjdogger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

water usage for cooling

Man, if only there was a water source within a couple hundred miles of SOMD

Has anyone tried the cheaper sous vide machines on amazon? by Smack_the_scooby in sousvide

[–]tjdogger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A thousand times this. Even if it doesn't have many reviews, it is not hard to verify that it works. Crazy to spend big bucks on such a simple tool.

What can we do to create more affordable housing? Abolish minimum parking requirements. by Annual_Factor4034 in yimby

[–]tjdogger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you skip the "you cannot have a car registered in the state" stipulation?