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← Every ore worth mining already has an adequate supply chain on Earth, and that is what a space mine has to beat.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments on record from 27 Aug 2019 to 7 Sept 2026.
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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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Every ore worth mining already has an adequate supply chain on Earth, and that is what a space mine has to beat. Every ore worth mining already has an adequate supply chain on Earth, and that is what a space mine has to beat. Last stated 7 years ago
27 Aug 2019
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth. — tap to centre the map on it There is no raw material in space that could be mined and sold profitably on Earth. Last stated 7 years ago
27 Aug 2019
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2019-08-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space. — tap to centre the map on it Manufacturing and mining in space will never be lucrative enough to pay for human settlement of space. Last stated 7 months ago
10 Feb 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2020-05-06 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2026-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: For small strategic materials markets like rare earths the right policy is a stockpile, not domestic production. — tap to centre the map on it For small strategic materials markets like rare earths the right policy is a stockpile, not domestic production. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The semiconductor supply chain will underbuild not because it cannot expand but because nobody in it believes the demand is real. — tap to centre the map on it The semiconductor supply chain will underbuild not because it cannot expand but because nobody in it believes the demand is real. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America has an excellent consumer supply chain and a weak industrial one, and having the first tells you nothing about having the second. — tap to centre the map on it America has an excellent consumer supply chain and a weak industrial one, and having the first tells you nothing about having the second. Last stated a year ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing has yet been completely automated: look down the supply chain behind any machine and labour is still adding a great deal of the value. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hundreds of billions of dollars of AI value rest on about a billion dollars of lithography tooling that cannot be scaled quickly. — tap to centre the map on it Hundreds of billions of dollars of AI value rest on about a billion dollars of lithography tooling that cannot be scaled quickly. Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The incumbent space contractors will lose their business to new entrants unless they learn to make far more hardware for far less money. — tap to centre the map on it The incumbent space contractors will lose their business to new entrants unless they learn to make far more hardware for far less money. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Oct 2021
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — 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 3 weeks 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 country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large trade deficit in manufactured goods reduces its manufacturing employment below what it would be with balanced trade. Last stated today
7 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud. — tap to centre the map on it A homebuilt accelerator forces you to be your own operator; Nvidia systems are designed for anyone to operate, which is why they are in every cloud. Last stated 5 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock. — tap to centre the map on it A semiconductor fab costs what it costs because it is a mass-production factory that has to hold atomic precision around the clock. Last stated 2 years ago
3 May 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Aug 2026
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. — tap to centre the map on it A large, sustained AI capability lead by either the US or China could shift the global balance of power between them. Last stated 2 days ago
5 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-05 — tap for who they are