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← Compute platforms are converging toward one unified, globally distributed system limited only by physics.

17 connected korrents · 18 moments on record from 9 Nov 2023 to 1 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about physics.

Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under China China Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Compute platforms are converging toward one unified, globally distributed system limited only by physics. Compute platforms are converging towardone unified, globally distributed systemlimited only by physics. Last stated 6 days ago 1 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A far-fetched idea earns its place in physics only when you can go out and look for its observational consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A far-fetched idea earns its placein physics only when you can go outand look for its observationalconsequences. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Dec 2023 LR Lisa Randall — holds since 2023-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A frontier lab should not spend its researchers harvesting results out of today's models; the payoff is in building the next one. — tap to centre the map on it A frontier lab should not spend itsresearchers harvesting results outof today's models; the payoff is inbuilding the next one. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Jun 2026 NB Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theory of everything would not finish physics: Turing and Church laid down computation's theory of everything in the 1930s and we have spent ninety years exploring the consequences. — tap to centre the map on it A theory of everything would notfinish physics: Turing and Churchlaid down computation's theory ofeverything in the 1930s and we havespent ninety years exploring theconsequences. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Apr 2026 MN Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aesthetics is truth: when something is beautiful it is likely to be correct, in code as in mathematics and physics. — tap to centre the map on it Aesthetics is truth: when somethingis beautiful it is likely to becorrect, in code as in mathematicsand physics. Last stated 5 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI that cannot work out new physics has not equalled human intelligence, let alone surpassed it, because humans have worked out new physics. — tap to centre the map on it An AI that cannot work out newphysics has not equalled humanintelligence, let alone surpassedit, because humans have worked outnew physics. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap synthetic fuel made fromsunlight and air would help Chinamore than America, because it freesChina from the oil it has to import. Last stated a year ago 15 Aug 2025 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Computer graphics is not the application of the laws of physics but the search for ever better approximations of them, because the exact laws are totally intractable. — tap to centre the map on it Computer graphics is not theapplication of the laws of physicsbut the search for ever betterapproximations of them, because theexact laws are totally intractable. Last stated a year ago 30 Apr 2025 TS Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Current AI struggles even to rediscover old laws of physics from data, and when it does, contamination from training is the first suspect. — tap to centre the map on it Current AI struggles even torediscover old laws of physics fromdata, and when it does,contamination from training is thefirst suspect. Last stated a year ago 14 Jun 2025 TT Terence Tao — holds since 2025-06-14 — 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 11 months 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 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre should be split intoindependent power blocks feddirectly at 1500 volts DC, ratherthan run through one centraldistribution system. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Available power, not land or capital, is what now limits how many data centres get built. — tap to centre the map on it Available power, not land orcapital, is what now limits how manydata centres get built. Last stated 2 years ago 10 Jun 2024 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Concerns about the energy cost of an individual LLM prompt are no longer credible, though the environmental impact of the AI datacenter buildout remains a real worry. — tap to centre the map on it Concerns about the energy cost of anindividual LLM prompt are no longercredible, though the environmentalimpact of the AI datacenter buildoutremains a real worry. Last stated a year ago 6 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-06 — tap for who they are SW Simon Willison — holds since 2024-12-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather than optimises. — tap to centre the map on it Cooling adds nothing to what a datacentre produces, which is why it isthe first thing a good designdeletes rather than optimises. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: American data centres consume about 66 million gallons of water a day, a small fraction of what they withdraw. — tap to centre the map on it American data centres consume about66 million gallons of water a day, asmall fraction of what theywithdraw. Last stated a year ago 30 Aug 2025 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are BP Brian Potter — no longer holds since 2025-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blocking data center construction in America would not slow the rate of AI progress, only the rate of AI progress in America. — tap to centre the map on it Blocking data center construction inAmerica would not slow the rate ofAI progress, only the rate of AIprogress in America. Last stated 2 weeks ago 22 Aug 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least. — tap to centre the map on it Data centre opposition only pushesconstruction to the parts of Americathat regulate energy and pollutionleast. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Aug 2026 TP Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
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