Events

We have a bit of smoke drifting down from Minnesota this afternoon, pushing our AQI up to 69. It's enough to taste, unfortunately, but not enough to hurt. We've also got yet another line of thunderstorms coming through in an hour. Cassie and I caught a little bit of drizzle just now, which was just an added bonus on top of the humidity. Once my shirt dries sufficiently I'll peel it off and take a shower.

Architect and University of Illinois-Chicago professor Stewart Hicks explains why the architecture of data centers will result in a generation or more of unusable land, and how architects of the past avoided this outcome (mostly):