The “Texas Miracle” loses some of its magic as Oracle announces it’s moving its new HQ out of Austin and Tesla lays off nearly 2,700 workers.

    • bitwolf
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      361 year ago

      Right? I always wondered why tech moved to Texas it has all the things data centers would hate:

      • unstable electricity
      • high heat
      • high property taxes

      If anything, I’d think they’d move to the great lakes.

      • Close to the Chicago IXP
      • Water for energy
      • Cool weather
      • @captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        91 year ago

        Keep them out of our post industrial hellhole!

        But for real idk if these people can handle snow, so give it a few years before they move here

        • @Baahb@feddit.nl
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          21 year ago

          They in fact cannot. Neither California nor Texas is prepared for freezing in any sense of the word.

          • @vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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            21 year ago

            LA is bad with snow but its also not a factor for most of em. I fucken hate snow but I know how to deal with it cause im in the foothills of the San Bernardino mountains and it sometimes slushes the fuck up. I hate it. Also NorCal freezes a lot theres areason why the Donner party happened up there.