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The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/944984/shelbyville-indiana-mayor-shitty-houses-data-center

The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center

Residents of Shelbyville, Indiana, say Mayor Scott Furgeson was disrespectful after he said only people living in “shitty houses” opposed a data center.

The Verge

George Station 3d ago

John Overholt 3d ago

I've just been reading about a remarkable effort to study the surviving copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence in 1975, bringing 17 together at once at the Library of Congress. It turns out that a study of damage to the type during printing demonstrates that Houghton's is the earliest in the print run, except for a proof copy. See that e in "we"? It got broken between printing our copy and the one at LC. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924006399871&seq=7

George Station 3d ago

Gift Articles 3d ago

PGE proposes whopping 29% rate hike for Oregon data centers; everyone else gets (slightly) lower rates
https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2026/06/pge-proposes-whopping-29-rate-hike-for-oregon-data-centers-everyone-else-gets-slightly-lower-rates.html?gift=42e12dd0-793e-48b6-9826-3f6ec9b36ca9

George Station 3d ago

iHeartRadio 3d ago

Monterey Park Voters Ban Data Centers in Historic Vote
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2026-06-05-monterey-park-voters-ban-data-centers-in-historic-vote/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Los Angeles, California Local News @los-angeles-california-local-news-iheartradio

Monterey Park Voters Ban Data Centers in Historic Vote | KFI AM 640

Monterey Park becomes the first U.S. city to ban data centers through a public vote, with 86% supporting Measure NDC. The decision reflects growing concerns over environmental impacts and sets a precedent for other communities considering similar actions.

KFI AM 640

George Station 3d ago

Liam Proven Jun 1

Why Open Source Doesn't Embrace AI

https://fromthearchitect.dev/posts/why-open-source-doesnt-embrace-ai/

A week ago I would have told you the open source community rejected AI for four obvious reasons. Then I tried defending each one properly. Most of them collapse under scrutiny — and what's left is a much more tractable conversation.

Why Open Source Doesn't Embrace AI

From The Architect

George Station 4d ago

404 Media 4d ago

Microsoft's CEO seems unaware of what's going on at his own company.

https://www.404media.co/satya-nadella-not-sure-who-said-microsoft-wanted-to-make-addictive-ai-is-looking-for-guy-who-did-this/

Satya Nadella ‘Not Sure’ Who Said Microsoft Wanted to Make Addictive AI, Is Looking for Guy Who Did This

Microsoft's CEO seems unaware of what's going on at his own company.

404 Media

George Station 4d ago

50+ Music 4d ago

What are some unwritten life rules everyone must know?

George Station 4d ago

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Darius Kazemi 4d ago

Tired: the price of freedom is eternal vigilance

Wired: the price of feeling ~20% better about my technology choices is eternal low-level inconvenience

George Station 4d ago

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@pheonix/116678772388551668

Nice anecdotal peek at who is hanging around on the fediverse (and who happened to see the poll). I wonder how this would play out if confined to a particular sector, e.g. #HigherEd?

George Station 4d ago

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the elder sea 5d ago

@maia @eniko @pouncy_panda
Ooh this inspired me to meme it in this format: