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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    365 months 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
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      95 months 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

      • @skyspydude1
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        35 months ago

        It didn’t keep them out of Utah or Colorado, so I wouldn’t give it much hope

      • @[email protected]
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        25 months ago

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

        • @[email protected]
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          25 months 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.