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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 11 Jul 2006 to 23 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy .
Everything filed under nuclear power
nuclear power
Everything filed under solar
solar
Everything filed under Europe
Europe
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data centers
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climate change In tension In tension 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: Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
In tension: Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable. — tap to centre the map on it Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
In tension: The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it. — tap to centre the map on it The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it. Last stated 3 years ago
11 Oct 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs. 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: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
TC
Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being strong, sovereign, hard-working and deeply competent, ideally also finishing ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, makes every other problem melt away. — tap to centre the map on it Being strong, sovereign, hard-working and deeply competent, ideally also finishing ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, makes every other problem melt away. Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy. — tap to centre the map on it Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy. Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear power is the wrong technology for cutting carbon: efficiency and renewables can do the job without it. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear power is the wrong technology for cutting carbon: efficiency and renewables can do the job without it. Last stated 16 years ago
21 Mar 2011
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George Monbiot — holds since 2006-07-11 — tap for who they are
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George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2011-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
BD
Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — 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
AM
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
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Europe cannot meet its energy needs from renewables alone and will need nuclear power, solar power from deserts elsewhere, or both.
Holds Read this korrent →
Solar power has, broadly speaking, won the energy technology race because good, cheap batteries now make it reliable.
Holds
The end state of the grid is not a fifth solar backed by spinning generation, but twice the demand in solar with days of storage behind it.
Holds
Nuclear is empirically the safest form of energy -- safer even than solar, once you count the people who fall off roofs.
Holds
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds
Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Holds
Being strong, sovereign, hard-working and deeply competent, ideally also finishing ambitious infrastructure on budget and on time, makes every other problem melt away.
Holds
Frontier AI should be licensed like other high-risk critical technologies such as medicine, aviation, and nuclear energy.
Holds
Nuclear power is dangerous, but not uniquely so among energy sources like coal, oil, and wind.
Holds
Nuclear power is politically unreliable as an answer to climate change, because every major accident freezes reactor construction worldwide for another decade.
Holds
Nuclear power is the wrong technology for cutting carbon: efficiency and renewables can do the job without it.
No longer holds
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
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.
Holds
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds