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    The South is out pacing all other regions ...

    Well, on the last trip we flew into Denver but went straight to a ranch on the WY border. We didn't spend anytime in any of the front range metro. My Denver family has not expressed to me concerns similar to yours and they grew up in our conservative south and raised three girls in the Cherry...
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    The South is out pacing all other regions ...

    Many times, as a child and throughout my life, as recently as two months ago. We lived on the front range and western slope from the late 1980s to the early to mid 1990s with our child being born in Denver. We still have close family in the Denver area and Fort Collins, not to mention good...
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    The South is out pacing all other regions ...

    Surprised that CO is negative.
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    OT: Old Stereos

    I had a Marantz 2220B with Utah speakers and a Sony reel to reel from that era but I can't find them after our last move. I fear that I absentmindedly sold them in garage sale 10+ years ago. Bummed.
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    How long have you been on State message boards?

    Mid 1990s is my guess. Way back when Gene was based in Columbus on a local ISP and usenet was the best place for porn.
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    How long have you been on State message boards?

    Genes page in the mid 1990s, can’t remember more specifically than that.
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    If it ever seems like half of the country lives in a different world

    The news has gone from a loss leader public service of broadcast TV to pure profit chasing centers of the networks, Fox, CNN, and MSNBC, etc. It seems like Turner Broadcasting, CNN, and cable were the catalysts, but I'm no historian. Humans seem to push the envelope in most anything we do. I...
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    Solar energy overtook coal for 1st time in USA last month

    It would take solar coverage of about the size of Lake Michigan to power the entire US.
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    Is the shine already coming off ai & data centers?

    When you use your credit card today, your transaction passed through a data center.
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    Is the shine already coming off ai & data centers?

    I can't answer your questions. But this is from AI search (Gemini): The water demand for the Compass Datacenters campus in Meridian, MS, will be virtually zero for continuous cooling. Because the site uses a sealed, closed-loop cooling system, it avoids the continuous water draw typically...
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    Is the shine already coming off ai & data centers?

    Everything you said might be 100% correct. I really have no idea. My comments were based on what a good friend told me and he was directly involved in putting the deal together.
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    Is the shine already coming off ai & data centers?

    The data center being built in Lauderdale County will use coolant in a closed loop system and will have very little demand for water for its operation.
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    Does this concern the AI doubters?

    This post is consistent with my understanding of the data center project in Lauderdale County.
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    Does this concern the AI doubters?

    Precisely what I was thinking.
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    Is the shine already coming off ai & data centers?

    What I don't understand is this: if computer hardware costs make up a significant portion of the AI investment (1/3, 1/2??? - I don't know), if computers generally have a 3 year useful life, how do you generate enough revenue to reinvest in compute hardware every three years to keep AI going? I...
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