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usonian

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10. Education is mostly un-education.

Reply to Hugin (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 10:18 PM

Jan 8

Collaboration, essential to success in work and life, is "cheating"

There is only ONE correct answer or means, whereas the perl motto is TMTOWTDI

There's more than one way to do it.

Authoritarianism.

Offbeat ideas (we call them creativity, genius and entrepreneurism) are BANNED.

And since I went to school, iron fences and gates. Preparation for prison.

Walter F. Hendricks (1) was creating colleges, not megachurch celebs.

Big Brother (2) was a kiddie show personality, not the government iron ruler.

But I digress. 🎓

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_F._Hendricks

(2) https://www.massbroadcastershof.org/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-2010/bob-emery/

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The data center rebellion is here, and it's reshaping the political landscape [View all] usonian Jan 8 OP

I consider myself somewhat tech literate... Hugin Jan 8 #1

They're to process as much data as can be grabbed, all in parallel, each at a giant environmental hit (power, water.. ) usonian Jan 8 #4

Besides Earth smothering amounts of greenhouse gasses what are data centers intended to do or produce? Hugin Jan 8 #7

Artificial Intelligence, kind of by definition, is to replace humans. (intelligence) usonian Jan 8 #8

If intelligence is the product it seems to me that investing in say early childhood education would give... Hugin Jan 8 #9

Education is mostly un-education. usonian Jan 8 #10

I don't think people would have a problem with data centers mwmisses4289 Jan 8 #2

Compare something like this with a "microscopic" IBM 360 from the good old days. usonian Jan 8 #5

Yes. mwmisses4289 Jan 8 #6

Kick dalton99a Jan 8 #3

Thanks for the kick. usonian Jan 8 #11