🌱 How visible is Rockdale’s crypto mine from space?

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In today's newsletter:

• How visible is Rockdale’s crypto mine from space?

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 75 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 65, low: 52.
• Saturday: Partly sunny; windy, warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SatVu Plans to Target Data Center Market with HotSat-2 (payloadspace.com) — A new satellite image highlights the intense heat signature from a large crypto mining operation in Rockdale, underscoring how visible such facilities are from space. London-based SatVu plans to use its next-generation HotSat-2 satellite to monitor data centers and similar high-energy sites worldwide, giving investors, regulators, and operators new tools to track activity and environmental impacts.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Chair Massage
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  10:30 am
• Lady Yoe Soccer at Jarrell (JV/V)
  Cameron Yoe H S Cameron, TX 76520
  4:00 pm
• Christmas Program
  Buckholts Independent School District Buckholts, TX 76518
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Senior Social
  Taylor Public Library , 801 Vance St , Taylor
  2:00 pm
• CHS-Soccer @ Florence
  Caldwell ISD Caldwell, TX 77836
  5:00 pm
• Coolidge at Chilton
  Chilton High School , 905 Durango St , Chilton
  5:00 pm
• Lady Dog Basketball vs Milano
  Thorndale El Thorndale, TX 76577
  5:00 pm
• CHS-Girls Basketball vs. Brazos Christian
  Caldwell ISD Caldwell, TX 77836
  5:00 pm
• Lady Yoe Basketball @ Academy
  Cameron Yoe H S Cameron, TX 76520
  5:00 pm
• CHS-Boys Basketball @ La Vega
  Caldwell ISD Caldwell, TX 77836
  5:00 pm
• Raku Firing-December
  Art Off Center, LLC. , 116 W 2nd St #108 , Taylor
  5:30 pm
• Bartlett Boys JV Basketball @ Rogers
  Rogers High School , 1 Eagle Dr , Rogers
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Grand opening
  Frutería antojitos michuacanos Friday December 19,2025 400 ackerman st Rockdale tx 76567 You welcome to come out and try our delicious fruitcups… (Nextdoor Rockdale)
• So, you’ve winterized your boat and dock ✅
  But did you remember everything else? If you have irrigation or landscape pumps, they need winter care too! Make sure to secure, drain, and dry them… (Nextdoor )

• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in Rockdale. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Rockdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Taylor

• Samsung Sets Plan to Dominate 2026 with Galaxy S26 & AI as Core (androidheadlines.com)
• Three Texas colleges so far advancing semiconductor research and development (thecentersquare.com)
• New data center near Samsung sparks concerns near Austin (mysanantonio.com)

Giddings

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-- The Patch AM Team

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