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.

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@lemmy.oneEnglish
    371·
    7 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@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      7 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

      • Baahb@feddit.nlEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

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

        • vaultdweller013English
          2·
          7 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.