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Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead

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A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead

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Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
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    Huh, I’m not an attorney but that sure seems actionable if the intended use was documented in a contract.

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      She’s got an attorney and they’re trying to stop it based on that, but it just seems like everyone involved (edit: besides her) just doesn’t give a fuck.

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        Interesting to witness societal decay in real time.

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        They’ve been taught that if they ignore the law and do whatever they want to they don’t get punched in the face.

        That will only go on for so long but it’s going to suck until someone gets punchy.

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          Especially with the recent East Wing argument, the lesson is “if you do it fast enough and ignore other people getting angry about it, you can do whatever you want.”

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            The only reason they ever didn’t ignore people getting angry about things was because when people used to get angry they also got shooty.

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          What’s the saying? “Ownership is 90% posession.”

          Like with the stuff going on at the East Wing or the Kennedy Center, some people just move forward even if they’re not allowed to because chances are they won’t be stopped or penalized.

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            “Possession is nine-tenths of the law” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_is_nine-tenths_of_the_law

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          gimme some wiskey and point them out, I get punchy, 1 shot or 20

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      You don’t get it, they will build a data center park!

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      The relevant case law may be found in Molotov vs. New Construction .

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        Can’t find what it was, what did that one end with?

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          A bang

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