Yes, yes, yes, and yes. You are not alone in your trepidations and concerns re. digital surveillance and piracy of tracking data and logs that define far too much detail about our personal lives.
I am about to search for a replacement car for my 28 year old granddaughter, as her 2014 Nissan has become mechanically unreliable and too risky to depend on. Avoiding digital controls and avoiding any built-in communications capability is paramount in my search. I realize that will seriously limit the number of potential candidate vehicles for consideration. So be it.
IMOO most of these issues are due to insufficient interest in the community by local politicians. Get elected mayor??? Ground breaking ceremonies for new businesses coming town for the tax giveaways and leading the rodeo parade and turning on the Christmas lights with a speech. That’s about all they do. Then the graft experiences occur and puts a smile on their face.
Then they head to the state capital after getting elected to the legislature. Now to busy searching for the new graft opportunity they forget about the citizens of the local district that supported them.
We, as sovereign citizens get ignored at council meetings and watch property taxes double every few years. I should have been in that business.
Fiefdoms everywhere.
Enjoyed reading your words sir. My dad was born in Amarillo. We lived in Hill Country as kids. Good times!
The new data center being built outside Amarillo will have 3 power generating plants. Starting with natural gas and solar. Once completed there will be a nuclear power plant there as well.
Only massive death and destruction lies ahead as governments at all levels sign onto the globalization agenda.
Yes, yes, yes, and yes. You are not alone in your trepidations and concerns re. digital surveillance and piracy of tracking data and logs that define far too much detail about our personal lives.
I am about to search for a replacement car for my 28 year old granddaughter, as her 2014 Nissan has become mechanically unreliable and too risky to depend on. Avoiding digital controls and avoiding any built-in communications capability is paramount in my search. I realize that will seriously limit the number of potential candidate vehicles for consideration. So be it.
Hello T.L.
IMOO most of these issues are due to insufficient interest in the community by local politicians. Get elected mayor??? Ground breaking ceremonies for new businesses coming town for the tax giveaways and leading the rodeo parade and turning on the Christmas lights with a speech. That’s about all they do. Then the graft experiences occur and puts a smile on their face.
Then they head to the state capital after getting elected to the legislature. Now to busy searching for the new graft opportunity they forget about the citizens of the local district that supported them.
We, as sovereign citizens get ignored at council meetings and watch property taxes double every few years. I should have been in that business.
Fiefdoms everywhere.
Enjoyed reading your words sir. My dad was born in Amarillo. We lived in Hill Country as kids. Good times!
T.L., you raise valid concerns. Here's a way to make it all work*.
1. AI _is_ national security.
2. Rural land is plentiful and not generating major tax revenue for Texas.
3. Regarding energy, you're correct. Add five lines to any contract that says any data center MUST provide their own power off the grid.
Problem solved - and a way to generate massive tax revenues for rural areas.
* Idea stolen from Moonshots Podcast.
Throw in a property tax moratorium for five years and I'd sign on to that.
Permanent property tax moratorium. Great idea.
The new data center being built outside Amarillo will have 3 power generating plants. Starting with natural gas and solar. Once completed there will be a nuclear power plant there as well.
Only massive death and destruction lies ahead as governments at all levels sign onto the globalization agenda.