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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 22 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about data centers .
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Read this korrent: Mass movements are most effective when aimed at narrow, specific goals rather than broad ones.
Mass movements are most effective when aimed at narrow, specific goals rather than broad ones.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Oct 2026
JS
Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. — tap to centre the map on it
A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention.
Last stated 3 days ago
21 Oct 2026
RB
Ryan Broderick — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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 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
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
AV
Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — 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
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — 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 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again. — tap to centre the map on it
After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again.
Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI and the data-center buildout underlying it pose real and significant dangers to society. — tap to centre the map on it
AI and the data-center buildout underlying it pose real and significant dangers to society.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
SY
Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
FS
Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A doctor who concludes a new drug must have helped because they have never seen such good responses with chemotherapy alone needs more education. — tap to centre the map on it
A doctor who concludes a new drug must have helped because they have never seen such good responses with chemotherapy alone needs more education.
Last stated 2 days ago
22 Oct 2026
VP
Vinay Prasad — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be — tap to centre the map on it
An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be
Last stated 18 years ago
1 Jun 2008
WD
William Deresiewicz — holds since 2008-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Black Americans need schooling more than ever, both practical training and higher culture — tap to centre the map on it
Black Americans need schooling more than ever, both practical training and higher culture
Last stated 124 years ago
1 Feb 1903
WB
W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure — tap to centre the map on it
Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure
Last stated 14 years ago
30 Apr 2012
SK
Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud. — tap to centre the map on it
Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
MT
Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop.
Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents will increasingly run on the cloud, not locally — tap to centre the map on it
AI agents will increasingly run on the cloud, not locally
Last stated 2 weeks ago
7 Oct 2026
GO
Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1903 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are
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Mass movements are most effective when aimed at narrow, specific goals rather than broad ones.
Last stated 7 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Jasmine Sun
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Same subject: data centers
A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Ryan Broderick
Same subject: data centers
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Last stated 11 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Andy Masley
Same subject: data centers
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: data centers
A data centre should be split into independent power blocks fed directly at 1500 volts DC, rather than run through one central distribution system.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Austin Vernon
Same subject: data centers
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 15 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Casey Handmer
Same subject: data centers
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 13 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: data centers
After the cloud exit, the next step is out of the data centre: home servers and multi-gigabit home connections make the garage startup literal again.
Last stated 12 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: data centers
AI and the data-center buildout underlying it pose real and significant dangers to society.
Last stated 21 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Bill McKibben
Same subject: education
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Last stated 27 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Scott H. Young
Same subject: education
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 2 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Felix Salmon
Same subject: education
A doctor who concludes a new drug must have helped because they have never seen such good responses with chemotherapy alone needs more education.
Last stated 22 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Vinay Prasad
Same subject: America
An elite education gives the chance to be rich but takes away the valuable chance not to be
Last stated 1 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds William Deresiewicz
Same subject: America
Black Americans need schooling more than ever, both practical training and higher culture
Last stated 1 Feb 1903 · 124 years ago
Holds W. E. B. Du Bois
Same subject: America
Charity from the rich cannot take on the nation’s responsibilities to the sick, the poor, the young and its infrastructure
Last stated 30 Apr 2012 · 14 years ago
Holds Stephen King
Same subject: the cloud
Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Meng To
Same subject: the cloud
AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop.
Last stated 28 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: the cloud
AI agents will increasingly run on the cloud, not locally
Last stated 7 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Gergely Orosz