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← Even at Starship's promised prices, the cost of launching a power station dwarfs everything else about it.
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permitting 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 Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Even at Starship's promised prices, the cost of launching a power station dwarfs everything else about 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: 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 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. — tap to centre the map on it A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas. — tap to centre the map on it After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas. Last stated 6 years ago
14 May 2020
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Ramez Naam — holds since 2015-08-10 — tap for who they are
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Ramez Naam — no longer holds since 2020-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2026-09-04 — 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 5 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 a month 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
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. 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: 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. — tap to centre the map on it Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money. — tap to centre the map on it The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
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Brian Potter — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. — tap to centre the map on it Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Even at Starship's promised prices, the cost of launching a power station dwarfs everything else about it.
Holds CH Casey HandmerRead this korrent →
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
A future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
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 CH Casey Handmer
A solar system holding a trillion humans is the right thing to aim at, because a population that size would have a thousand Mozarts and a thousand Einsteins alive at once.
Holds JB Jeff Bezos
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds BC Brian G. Chow
After four more doublings of installed solar capacity, solar electricity will cost about 3 cents per kwh in the sunniest areas and 4.5 cents per kwh in moderately sunny areas.
No longer holds
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Holds BS Bruce Schneier
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds BF Bjorn Fehrm
China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.
Holds DW Dan WangAT Adam Tooze
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money.
Holds CH Casey HandmerJC John H. CochraneBP Brian Potter
Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did.
Holds CH Casey Handmer