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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 9 Mar 2018 to 13 Aug 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: Large-scale batteries belong in industrial zones, not next to people's homes. Large-scale batteries belong in industrial zones, not next to people's homes. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Aug 2026
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Matt Canavan — holds since 2026-08-01 — 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 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — 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: Batteries are a long way from rivalling liquid fuels; superbatteries for intercontinental flight may not arrive even by 2070 — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a long way from rivalling liquid fuels; superbatteries for intercontinental flight may not arrive even by 2070 Last stated 4 years ago
29 Nov 2022
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Vaclav Smil — holds since 2022-11-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Batteries are a necessary complement to solar power because of its output variability. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a necessary complement to solar power because of its output variability. Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow. Last stated 11 months ago
8 Dec 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-12-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. — tap to centre the map on it Battery storage is becoming the defining transformative energy technology of the second half of the 2020s, as solar and wind were of the first half. Last stated 3 months ago
13 Aug 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. Last stated 8 years ago
9 Jul 2018
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Samo Burja — holds since 2018-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A radically new product needs many separate technologies to arrive together, and waiting for that convergence can take decades. — tap to centre the map on it A radically new product needs many separate technologies to arrive together, and waiting for that convergence can take decades. Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team of fifty can build a supersonic jet only by making hardware development look like software development and driving down the cost of iteration. — tap to centre the map on it A team of fifty can build a supersonic jet only by making hardware development look like software development and driving down the cost of iteration. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. Last stated 5 years ago
by 9 Nov 2021
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any attempt by Donald Trump to obstruct the electric vehicle transition is bound to fail due to the physics of efficiency. — tap to centre the map on it Any attempt by Donald Trump to obstruct the electric vehicle transition is bound to fail due to the physics of efficiency. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Gernot Wagner — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Artificial intelligence will contribute to urban life through the integration of autonomous and electric vehicles and shuttles. — tap to centre the map on it Artificial intelligence will contribute to urban life through the integration of autonomous and electric vehicles and shuttles. Last stated 8 years ago
12 Aug 2018
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Carlos Moreno — holds since 2018-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small enough winning ticket learns faster than the network it was cut out of, and ends up more accurate than it. — tap to centre the map on it A small enough winning ticket learns faster than the network it was cut out of, and ends up more accurate than it. Last stated 9 years ago
9 Mar 2018
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Michael Carbin — holds since 2018-03-09 — tap for who they are
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Jonathan Frankle — holds since 2018-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A winning ticket wins on its initial weights: the connections it keeps started at values that happen to make training work. — tap to centre the map on it A winning ticket wins on its initial weights: the connections it keeps started at values that happen to make training work. Last stated 9 years ago
9 Mar 2018
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Michael Carbin — holds since 2018-03-09 — tap for who they are
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Jonathan Frankle — holds since 2018-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Intelligence is the execution of small, simplicity-weighted programs found by search over smooth loss landscapes in overparameterized networks, approaching Bayes-optimal reasoning as scale increases. — tap to centre the map on it Intelligence is the execution of small, simplicity-weighted programs found by search over smooth loss landscapes in overparameterized networks, approaching Bayes-optimal reasoning as scale increases. Last stated 5 years ago
11 Jun 2021
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Gwern — holds since 2021-06-11 — tap for who they are