Category: Opinion
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Standing Room Only in Pahrump and a Reality Check on What Comes Next
It was good to see the turnout at the meeting regarding the proposed data center buildout. The room was packed. I would guess that 300-500 people attended. If reports are true, there were even people standing outside because the meeting room couldn’t hold everybody at once. Whatever your take, seeing our community show up like…
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2027/2028 Computer Buyers Guide
Image courtesy of NVIDIA The pundit will tell you not to buy a new computer in 2026 because prices are inflated. In large part this is due to the companies that are building AI & cloud data centers. So. Welcome to your definitive 2027 Computer Buyers Guide. Put simply, the hyperscalers (Google, Microsoft, etc.) are…
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Part 5: Where I (Currently) Stand (Desert Data Centers)
Index Part 1: Socio Technical Assessment of a Desert Data Center Part 2: How Much Do I Care About The Future of My Local Community Part 3: Support or Fight Part 4: Economic Reality of Rural Data Centers Part 5: Where I (Currently) Stand by Shane Coursen with assistance from Google Gemini UPDATED: JULY 26,…
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Part 4: Economic Reality of Rural Data Centers
Index Part 1: Socio Technical Assessment of a Desert Data Center Part 2: How Much Do I Care About The Future of My Local Community Part 3: Support or Fight Part 4: Economic Reality of Rural Data Centers Part 5: Where I (Currently) Stand by Shane Coursen with assistance from Google Gemini When looking past…
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Part 3: Support or Fight (Desert Data Centers)
Index Part 1: Socio Technical Assessment of a Desert Data Center Part 2: How Much Do I Care About The Future of My Local Community Part 3: Support or Fight Part 4: Economic Reality of Rural Data Centers Part 5: Where I (Currently) Stand by Shane Coursen with assistance from Google Gemini When weighing whether…
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Part 2: How Much Do I Care About The Future of My Local Community (Desert Data Centers)
Index Part 1: Socio Technical Assessment of a Desert Data Center Part 2: How Much Do I Care About The Future of My Local Community Part 3: Support or Fight Part 4: Economic Reality of Rural Data Centers Part 5: Where I (Currently) Stand by Shane Coursen with assistance from Google Gemini The irony is…
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Part 1: Socio Technical Assessment of a Desert Data Center
Index Part 1: Socio Technical Assessment of a Desert Data Center Part 2: How Much Do I Care About The Future of My Local Community Part 3: Support or Fight Part 4: Economic Reality of Rural Data Centers Part 5: Where I (Currently) Stand by Shane Coursen with assistance from Google Gemini Balancing the Grid,…
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AI Data Center Map
Because of the business sector that I’m in, I use AI. So on one hand, I can appreciate AI. On the other hand, I don’t necessarily want an AI Data Center situated in my town. There are so many developing arguments by the talking heads both for and against AI. I hear AI will result…
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The Quovandrel of the Mind: Why We’re Looking at AI Conciousness All Wrong
by Shane Coursenwith assistance from Gemini AI We’ve all seen the headlines. A new AI model debuts, and the internet immediately splits into two camps: those convinced it’s waking up and those dismissing it as a fancy calculator. Usually, these debates get bogged down in two big words that people tend to use interchangeably: Sentience…
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Two Worlds, One Conversation: Bridging the Communications Divide in the Age of Information
[Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Sep 4, 2025 and is intended as a philosophical commentary on the information divide, not a direct response to recent tragic events.] By Shane Coursen with assistance from Gemini As a web developer and designer, a programmer, and computer security enthusiast, I’m constantly solving problems. But sometimes,…
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You Spent Thousands on a Website. Now Watch It Get Hacked
by Shane Coursen with assistance from Gemni Most web designers are too busy talking about “user experience” and “brand identity” to tell you the truth: they’ve just built a target on your back. They hand over a shiny, new website, collect their check, and then disappear. But as a cybersecurity engineer, I see what happens…
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The Hidden Cost of “Free”: When Supporting Google Becomes a Losing Game
From Shane: I’ve been running into more and more people who are losing their Google business listings due to some policy violation or another. While I do my best to help get them out of their predicament, it’s impossible to give any guarantee I will be successful. This started with a simple prompt asking why…
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