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17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 23 Jan 2021 to 29 Jul 2026.
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solar 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: We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it. We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Sept 2024
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Ed Barnhart — holds since 2024-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one. — tap to centre the map on it The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship. — tap to centre the map on it The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship. Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself. — tap to centre the map on it Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — 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
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: We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones. — tap to centre the map on it We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it. — tap to centre the map on it Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it. Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
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John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case for a technological slowdown since about 1970 is not convincing. — tap to centre the map on it The case for a technological slowdown since about 1970 is not convincing. Last stated 6 years ago
23 Jan 2021
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Jason Crawford — no longer holds since 2021-01-23 — 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 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: 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 6 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 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — 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 9 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: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. 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 country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong. Last stated 6 months ago
22 Mar 2026
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Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are
At the centre
We are wasting our time trying to reverse the climate crisis instead of building the technology to survive it.
Holds EB Ed BarnhartRead this korrent →
The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one.
Holds
The world is barely ready for this technology, and the people building it have a responsibility to prepare the world rather than only to ship.
Holds AW Alexandr Wang
Our technosphere is immature: it is currently destroying the conditions it needs in order to sustain itself.
Holds AF Adam Frank
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds AF Adam Frank
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
We are near the bottom of the tech tree, not the top; even the list of phases of matter keeps growing and we are starting to design new ones.
Holds MN Michael Nielsen
Climate became a moral and political cause rather than a technical one, and that is what will destroy public support for it.
Holds JC John H. Cochrane
The case for a technological slowdown since about 1970 is not convincing.
No longer holds JC Jason Crawford
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 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
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Holds DP Dylan Patel
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Batteries will replace transmission as the cheapest way to keep the lights on, and the grid will shrink rather than grow.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
"Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated.
Holds AI Alex Imas
A handful of AI agents is not a handful of colleagues, because agents agree with you constantly and colleagues tell you where you are wrong.
Holds NF Nicole Forsgren