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data centers 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: Earth-launched hardware can support about a hundred gigawatts in orbit; past that, the satellites have to be built off Earth. Earth-launched hardware can support about a hundred gigawatts in orbit; past that, the satellites have to be built off Earth. Last stated 8 months ago
10 Feb 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2026-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Starship will bring the price of low Earth orbit down to roughly a hundred dollars a kilogram. — tap to centre the map on it Starship will bring the price of low Earth orbit down to roughly a hundred dollars a kilogram. Last stated 6 months ago
8 May 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even at Starship's promised prices, the cost of launching a power station dwarfs everything else about it. — tap to centre the map on it Even at Starship's promised prices, the cost of launching a power station dwarfs everything else about it. Last stated 7 years ago
20 Aug 2019
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world can make roughly 200 gigawatts of AI chips a year by 2030, which makes a gigawatt a week a plausible quarter of the market rather than a fantasy. — tap to centre the map on it The world can make roughly 200 gigawatts of AI chips a year by 2030, which makes a gigawatt a week a plausible quarter of the market rather than a fantasy. 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: Space-based solar power will never supply electricity to Earth, because it is thousands of times too expensive. — tap to centre the map on it Space-based solar power will never supply electricity to Earth, because it is thousands of times too expensive. Last stated 7 years ago
20 Aug 2019
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Space data centres solve the wrong problem, because the contended resource is chips rather than energy, and that will not change this decade. — tap to centre the map on it Space data centres solve the wrong problem, because the contended resource is chips rather than energy, and that will not change this decade. 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: 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 crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jan 2023
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Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. — tap to centre the map on it A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. 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: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. 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: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. 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: 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: China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. — tap to centre the map on it China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
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Earth-launched hardware can support about a hundred gigawatts in orbit; past that, the satellites have to be built off Earth.
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Starship will bring the price of low Earth orbit down to roughly a hundred dollars a kilogram.
Holds
Even at Starship's promised prices, the cost of launching a power station dwarfs everything else about it.
Holds
The world can make roughly 200 gigawatts of AI chips a year by 2030, which makes a gigawatt a week a plausible quarter of the market rather than a fantasy.
Holds
Space-based solar power will never supply electricity to Earth, because it is thousands of times too expensive.
Holds
Space data centres solve the wrong problem, because the contended resource is chips rather than energy, and that will not change this decade.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done.
Holds
A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
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
China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.
Holds