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I'm actually more interested in the linked article about the city suing the newspaper to withhold the usage data from the public record, apparently at the behes
by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y ago
I'm actually more interested in the linked article about the city suing the newspaper to withhold the usage data from the public record, apparently at the behest of Google.
I understand Google is a major employer in the area, but the city acting like Google's minion seems wrong.
- sofixa 4y ago> I understand Google is a major employer in the area, but the city acting like Google's minion seems wrong. Major is a stretch, 200 employees in a 16,000 town.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoThat's even worse, then.
- CodeSgt 4y agoBut those 200 employees are probably earning ~10%+ of the towns GDP.
- sph 4y agoSo the people earning the other 90% do not count? I thought wealthier people doing whatever they want was a bad idea, but not if it's Googlers.
- CodeSgt 4y agoI didn't say that, but if you think the wealth Google provides those 200 doesn't benefit the remaining 16k then you're delusional.
- wkat4242 4y agoAhh the old trickle down fairytale
- ngoilapites 4y agoThe benefit is about prestige, not only about 200 families.
- CodeSgt 4y agoThe primary benefit is 200 Google salaries stimulating the relatively small local economy.
- ngoilapites 4y agoThe primary benefit for whom? And the secondary?
- sofixa 4y agoDo you think datacenter security and techs in a small town get paid the same as software engineers in Silicon Valley just because they work at Google?
- WeylandYutani 4y agoData center has a few security guards. Everything is automated and run remotely. They fly people in from the UD if something needs to be done on site. These places are basically windowless concrete boxes with a few underground basement levels. At least that's how it is done in my country where we worship ultra efficiency and employees are a liability you want to avoid as much as possible.