? OP was claiming that the majority of data centers use closed loop/refrigeration systems and I was pointing out that US data shows the vast majority use evaporative cooling. They posted a few comments pushing that idea which is why I refuted that. I’m not sure what the point you’re trying to make is in regards to those two statements. I’m not disputing the accuracy of what you’re saying, just unsure of where you’re going with it.

Got any info to back that up? Here’s a screenshot from page 39 of the US Data Center Energy Usage Report, which shows the use of closed loop systems (which they call dry cooling) as one of the smallest percentages of cooling types used. Pretty sure you’ve got it completely backwards on the types of cooling used, and I know for a fact the massive Amazon data center out in Oregon uses evaporative, because you can’t drink the water there as a result.

One of the main drawbacks of the program was that it punished schools for low test scores with decreased funding, which directly led to schools in impoverished areas or with high numbers of students with learning disabilities being further left behind.

Additionally, teachers in these schools were directly held accountable for students tests scores. While this sounds good on paper, it results in two obvious problems. The first being that good teachers at poor schools are either forced out or voluntarily leave as a result of a diminished workplace. The second applies to all schools and is that teachers no longer educate children, instead focusing on ‘teaching the test.’ Basically the entire focus of a child’s education was changed to making sure that they were prepared to pass a specific set of question types at the end of the year, as opposed to a more holistic education. ‘Teaching to the test’ also had other unintended downstream negative effects, such as reduced funding for the arts and humanities, as they were not a part of the testing protocol.

In [the most disadvantaged schools] in America, even the most earnest teacher has often given up because they lack every available resource that could possibly make a difference. … When we say all children can achieve and then not give them the additional resources … we are creating a fantasy.

-Susan B Neuman, U.S. Department of Education’s former Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education

As for my anecdotal experience, I went to a school in NC as part of the magnet program which, along with bussing, sent students to the poorer districts as an attempt to both integrate as well as increase funding and educational outcomes of schools in those districts. This all came to a screeching halt when the NC judiciary deemed this practice unconstitutional. As a result my school, which was largely held afloat by these measures was no longer capable of getting by. The results of this decision were immediately noticeable, with test scores plummeting and the state taking over almost immediately. This resulted in decreased funding, both from the state/feds and from the withdrawal of more affluent families in the Parent Teacher Associations (which have a high impact on school conditions in the state). All of the more exceptional teachers that were there when I was a student were forced out or chose to leave due to conditions, and I can remember reading articles of teachers literally driving around the ghetto trying to find their students to convince them to show up for the end of year tests. Twenty years later and the school still has not recovered.

After seeing the damage done to my high school in the years following my graduation, you can add my name to the large list of critics who argue that NCLB led us to where we are now. Although I should also give a shoutout to the state of North Carolina for their commitment to no longer being a serious state, after that brief window of time where they had their shit somewhat together.

The study found that the slowdown in learning coincided with two major shifts in American childhood and education policy: the widespread dismantling of test-based accountability systems that defined the No Child Left Behind era and the rise of social media use among young people. Reading scores, in particular, suffered consistently, with the average annual loss in the years just before the pandemic being just as large as the loss during it.

Even before reading the article I said to myself that timeframe would likely correlate to the kids going all the way through Bush’s Every Child Left Behind changes.

Mike Johnson recently said they were considering creating a new award that would properly honor him.

Every single action the Bluesky team makes shows just how out of touch with and openly hostile to their user base the heads are.

Only if they felt bound by consistency and precedence, which they have repeatedly shown they do not.

That pop culture part is something I’ve really noticed as well. A while ago I saw someone talking about how the younger generations are no longer being allowed to have a future, and that was an aspect of the point they were making. Beyond just politicians and senior level positions not being passed on to the next wave of people, there is a progression of culture that isn’t being allowed to move on to the next generation.

Out of all the corporations, Costco is probably the only one I’d have any faith in making it right for their customers.

Wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to find out Elon still does the ‘yeah baby yeah!’

The Private Eye by Brian K Vaughn used that as a premise (set in 2076) for a comic run about a decade ago.

I’m sure it’ll be another right-wing crazy, just like all the others have been. The fact that they haven’t tried to jump in front of it calling the guy a radical leftist means he was probably still wearing his maga gear when it happened.

They don’t seem to understand that firing up al of this puts everyone in danger, including them. Of course, having a dedicated secret service to protect you helps, but that branch is far from perfect.

I really hope it works out with them, on paper it’s everything I’m looking for.

Have been for a while. I think this is them getting ahead of more people realizing it. Puts it into the frame they want as opposed to ‘every step you take is being constantly tracked.’

There are e-mails discussing his portrayal in the news and how to get ahead of it. She may have been deceived, but Noam sure as hell wasn’t.

The end when all the owners were begging to keep their cars. Imagine where the technology would be now if they had allowed it to flourish then.