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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 9 Jul 2018 to 6 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about batteries .
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permitting Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. — tap to centre the map on it Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. Last stated 2 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-06 — 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 and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Batteries are a long way from rivalling liquid fuels; superbatteries for intercontinental flight may not arrive even by 2070 — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a long way from rivalling liquid fuels; superbatteries for intercontinental flight may not arrive even by 2070 Last stated 4 years ago
29 Nov 2022
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Vaclav Smil — holds since 2022-11-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow. Last stated 10 months ago
8 Dec 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. — tap to centre the map on it Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. Last stated 2 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Jul 2018
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Samo Burja — holds since 2018-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A radically new product needs many separate technologies to arrive together, and waiting for that convergence can take decades. — tap to centre the map on it A radically new product needs many separate technologies to arrive together, and waiting for that convergence can take decades. Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team of fifty can build a supersonic jet only by making hardware development look like software development and driving down the cost of iteration. — tap to centre the map on it A team of fifty can build a supersonic jet only by making hardware development look like software development and driving down the cost of iteration. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
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Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company. — tap to centre the map on it Certification, not engineering, is what gates revenue for a new aircraft company. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jan 2023
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Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designing a physical product for a small beachhead market is a distraction when every new model has to be certified separately. — tap to centre the map on it Designing a physical product for a small beachhead market is a distraction when every new model has to be certified separately. Last stated 4 years ago
30 Jan 2023
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Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy attitude may be to assume a rule had a reason but default to removing it, since situations might change. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy attitude may be to assume a rule had a reason but default to removing it, since situations might change. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Armin Ronacher — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are