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Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under the cloud the cloud Everything filed under curiosity curiosity Everything filed under inflation inflation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A steady pipeline of transit projects does not by itself prevent costly systems-engineering mistakes, as shown by London's Crossrail. A steady pipeline of transit projects doesnot by itself prevent costlysystems-engineering mistakes, as shown byLondon's Crossrail. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: The high cost of transit projects is often exacerbated by the fact that soft costs, such as planning and engineering, can equal the entire project cost in some locations. — tap to centre the map on it The high cost of transit projects isoften exacerbated by the fact thatsoft costs, such as planning andengineering, can equal the entireproject cost in some locations. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 RM Reece Martin — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The cost of major tunnel projects should not be attributed to the cost of surface electrification when benchmarking rail costs. — tap to centre the map on it The cost of major tunnel projectsshould not be attributed to the costof surface electrification whenbenchmarking rail costs. Last stated 3 months ago 7 Aug 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: American transit agencies stay expensive out of incuriosity: the practices that would fix them are written in languages nobody in the room reads. — tap to centre the map on it American transit agencies stayexpensive out of incuriosity: thepractices that would fix them arewritten in languages nobody in theroom reads. Last stated 4 years ago 12 Jan 2023 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2023-01-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Transit projects in Canada and the English-speaking world cost significantly more than projects in many other developed and developing countries, even when adjusting for inflation and currency values. — tap to centre the map on it Transit projects in Canada and theEnglish-speaking world costsignificantly more than projects inmany other developed and developingcountries, even when adjusting forinflation and currency values. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 RM Reece Martin — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: The real cost of transport demonstration projects is that they confuse decision-makers about whether mass transit still needs building. — tap to centre the map on it The real cost of transportdemonstration projects is that theyconfuse decision-makers aboutwhether mass transit still needsbuilding. Last stated 8 years ago 20 Dec 2018 JW Jarrett Walker — holds since 2018-12-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A rail megaproject led by an internationally renowned architect tends to cost too much and end up unlikely to be functional. — tap to centre the map on it A rail megaproject led by aninternationally renowned architecttends to cost too much and end upunlikely to be functional. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jul 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rapid electrification programs without continuous rolling pipelines can still be built cost-effectively, as in Denmark, Israel and India. — tap to centre the map on it Rapid electrification programswithout continuous rolling pipelinescan still be built cost-effectively,as in Denmark, Israel and India. Last stated 4 months ago 29 Jun 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company planning a very large, long-horizon oil project needs to believe that its contracts and the political and social stability that preserves them will last for a decade or more. — tap to centre the map on it A company planning a very large,long-horizon oil project needs tobelieve that its contracts and thepolitical and social stability thatpreserves them will last for adecade or more. Last stated 2 weeks ago 23 Oct 2026 AA Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A world where everything is on the web and nothing on machines we own has lost a core freedom. — tap to centre the map on it A world where everything is on theweb and nothing on machines we ownhas lost a core freedom. Last stated a year ago 4 Oct 2025 BS Brent Simmons — holds since 2025-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. — tap to centre the map on it After the cloud exit, the next stepis out of the data centre: homeservers and multi-gigabit homeconnections make the garage startupliteral again. Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud. — tap to centre the map on it Agents working locally can be farmore powerful than any privatewalled garden that exists out therein the cloud. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 MT Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. — tap to centre the map on it A company with a huge existing userbase can keep funding AI datacenters as long as its AI app'sdownload numbers look healthy and ittops the charts, whatever itsretention. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 RB Ryan Broderick — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county farmore tax revenue per gallon of waterthan a golf course does. Last stated a year ago 11 Oct 2025 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A steady pipeline of transit projects does not by itself prevent costly systems-engineering mistakes, as shown by London's Crossrail. Last stated 29 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago Holds Alon Levy Read this korrent →