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Cooks River AI data centre scrapped after local outcry

The Stockland proposal is the latest casualty of community opposition to the energy-intensive artificial intelligence industry.

Cooks River AI data centre scrapped after local outcry

We haven't written up this one. The Sydney Morning Herald has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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Rewrite or refactor? How I decide

Rewrites are tempting because old code is annoying. You open a file, wince, and a quiet voice says "I'd do this so much better from scratch." Sometimes that voice is right. Often it isn't.

  • Rewrites are seductive but risky, often stalling at the last 20%.
  • Refactor recommended when code works, issues concentrated, and small steps possible.
  • Rewrite suggested when core design blocks new features or improvement is significant.

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