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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 6 Dec 2012 to 18 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about America .
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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: Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. — tap to centre the map on it The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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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
Same subject: A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy. — tap to centre the map on it A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy. Last stated 4 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A fox who sees many factors in play cannot judge in a blink; they reason 'on the one hand, and on the other' and must reconcile the conflicting arguments. — tap to centre the map on it A fox who sees many factors in play cannot judge in a blink; they reason 'on the one hand, and on the other' and must reconcile the conflicting arguments. Last stated 14 years ago
6 Dec 2012
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Philip Tetlock — holds since 2012-12-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. — tap to centre the map on it A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost nobody in America is paying attention to the space race with China, and a Chinese landing at the lunar south pole will change that. — tap to centre the map on it Almost nobody in America is paying attention to the space race with China, and a Chinese landing at the lunar south pole will change that. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour. — tap to centre the map on it America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour. Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — 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: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A transition to wind and solar power could reduce the likelihood of war. — tap to centre the map on it A transition to wind and solar power could reduce the likelihood of war. Last stated 5 days ago
18 Oct 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-18 — 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: 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: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it 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: 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 far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated a year ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. — tap to centre the map on it A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
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Cheap synthetic fuel made from sunlight and air would help China more than America, because it frees China from the oil it has to import.
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Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that.
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The upcoming U.S. elections are the last real chance to shift fast enough from oil and gas to solar and wind to limit global warming.
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A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
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A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy.
Holds
A fox who sees many factors in play cannot judge in a blink; they reason 'on the one hand, and on the other' and must reconcile the conflicting arguments.
Holds
A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return.
Holds
Almost nobody in America is paying attention to the space race with China, and a Chinese landing at the lunar south pole will change that.
Holds
America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A transition to wind and solar power could reduce the likelihood of war.
Holds
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Holds
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.
Holds
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Holds
A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy.
Holds
A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links.
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