Jesse Bryan

Chubby♨️ Verified account @kimmonismus · 2d

The claim that data centers are a large drain on the nation's water does not hold up. Its just false.

In 2024, large U.S. data centers consumed an estimated 19–23 billion gallons on site (Han et al., 2026). For scale, that’s about 4% of the 532 billion gallons U.S. golf courses applied for irrigation that same year (GCSAA, 2025).
The golf figure includes recycled water, and the data-center figure covers on-site consumption only.

There are so many false statements about data centers that, given better knowledge, must be labeled as lies.

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Abundance Institute @abundanceinst · 3d

A small farming town in Washington has seen its poverty rate fall from 30% to 6%.

Quincy, Washington, with fewer than 9,000 residents, has become a major data center hub.

The tax revenue associated with that growth has helped fund a new high school, aquatic complex, police station, and firehouse.

It's an extraordinary example of what major technology investments can mean for smaller communities.

When evaluating data centers, policymakers should look beyond how many permanent jobs a facility creates and consider the broader economic benefits: construction work, local suppliers, tax revenue, and public services.
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Justin Trimble Verified account @justintrimble · 3d

Funny to hear people claiming the ai bubble has popped and somehow things are going to stop accelerating. 99% of the population isn't technical enough to understand how good the models are rn & RSI. Even if progress stopped today (it won't) mass disruption is inevitable.

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Polymarket Verified account @Polymarket · 4d

BREAKING: NASA makes U.S. history with first-ever quantum link established between an aircraft & the ground.

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