This is insane:

The Stratos artificial intelligence datacenter footprint will cover more than 40,000 acres (62 sq miles) over three sites in Box Elder county in north-western Utah. The facility will require about 9GW of power, which is more than the entire state of Utah currently consumes, and suck up a significant amount of water in an area that has been hit by severe drought in recent years.

Full story at The Guardian

“Framed Sign”

street sign reflected in a window in a brick wall

“Leap for the Donut”

I have no idea what’s going on with this mural but I like it.

salmon, donut, and rooster painted on the side of a building

10,000 rulings: The courts’ overwhelming rebuke of Trump’s ICE policies

Yep, the administration has lost in court over 10,000 times. And basically, they don’t care and continue to violate the law. This does not make me optimistic about a free and fair election later this year.

“Sad Hill”

caution sign with what looks like a frown

What I Just Heard About the Plot To Oust Trump

Pure fantasy (shared by Robert Reich), but one can hope.

Rusted but still a classic.

#dailyphoto #oregon #eugeneoregon #carphotography

“Mushroom Party”

six  mushrooms on a log

Banks seek to offload risk to avoid ‘choking’ on data centre debt

Groups including JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and SMBC are trying to find ways to distribute portions of data centre-related deals to a broader range of investors, according to people familiar with the matter.

Lenders are exploring private deals to sell stakes in the debt as well as so-called risk transfers to reduce exposure to big borrowers and free up capacity for more lending.

Didn’t we do this with home mortgages a couple of decades ago? And look how well THAT turned out!