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15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's high-speed rail costs, once adjusted for the amount of tunneling, are not especially low compared to France's. — tap to centre the map on it China's high-speed rail costs, once adjusted for the amount of tunneling, are not especially low compared to France's. Last stated 4 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Alon Levy — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The English-speaking world builds infrastructure expensively because it is behind, not because it is rich. — tap to centre the map on it The English-speaking world builds infrastructure expensively because it is behind, not because it is rich. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Jun 2024
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Alon Levy — holds since 2024-06-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building out low-speed regional rail to small towns before intercity rail is fast enough is a waste of money. — tap to centre the map on it Building out low-speed regional rail to small towns before intercity rail is fast enough is a waste of money. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jul 2026
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Alon Levy — holds since 2026-07-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one. — tap to centre the map on it America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one. Last stated 10 years ago
10 Jan 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. — tap to centre the map on it Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Jan 2025
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Oliver Kim — no longer holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't. — tap to centre the map on it As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't. Last stated a year ago
18 Jul 2025
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Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor whose only act has ever been allocating money is one to be skeptical of; the ones worth talking to have built something. — tap to centre the map on it An investor whose only act has ever been allocating money is one to be skeptical of; the ones worth talking to have built something. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
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20 Dec 2018
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
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4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
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18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
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30 May 2013
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Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are
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12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
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28 Jun 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
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Building a lot of high-speed rail is not a sign that a country is good at building, it is a sign that it is bad at allocating capital.
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China's high-speed rail costs, once adjusted for the amount of tunneling, are not especially low compared to France's.
Holds
The English-speaking world builds infrastructure expensively because it is behind, not because it is rich.
Holds
Building out low-speed regional rail to small towns before intercity rail is fast enough is a waste of money.
Holds
America's accumulated road, pipe and pavement is a bad investment, and no federal spending programme can make it a good one.
Holds
Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome.
No longer holds
As AI makes building faster and cheaper, choosing the right thing to build matters more than ever, because a competitor will get it right if you don't.
Holds
An investor whose only act has ever been allocating money is one to be skeptical of; the ones worth talking to have built something.
Holds
The real cost of transport demonstration projects is that they confuse decision-makers about whether mass transit still needs building.
Holds
"Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production.
Holds
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law
Holds
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.
Holds
Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud.
Holds
AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop.
Holds