Archive for the 'Infrastructure' Category
SpaceX Starbase, Louisiana
August 25th, 2026Introducing Starbase, Louisiana – a high-cadence launch site that will enable Starship to open a pathway to the stars for humanity. Thank you to @LAGovJeffLandry and the great people of Louisiana for all of their support as we work together on this audacious project ?… pic.twitter.com/hq308hvg2g — SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 25, 2026
People Emerge from New York City Manhole at 4:19am
August 23rd, 2026The manhole people are back . They were spotted at 4 am in Manhattan exiting another man hole . pic.twitter.com/F2VUD7DwAE — Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) August 22, 2026 Previous: Groups of Men Seen Climbing In and Out of Manholes in Brooklyn for Unknown Reason
“What if America Went Completely Dark?”
August 18th, 2026The New York Times Magazine… Preparing the terrain? Via: New York Times Magazine: Since 2021, the average wait time for a large power transformer — the kind you’d find at a major substation, capable of handling tens or hundreds of thousands of volts — has climbed from less than a year to 128 weeks, with […]
Whitney Webb: How the Epstein Network Is Privatizing Govt & Building the Surveillance State
August 13th, 2026Via: Chris Hedges: More: Technate, Ohio: How Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein Built The Silicon Heartland
A Visit to Cuba in 2026
July 30th, 2026Via: Sabbatical:
Tour of The Boring Company Tunnels and Facilities in Las Vegas
July 22nd, 2026Via: Farzad:
Prepare for the Oil Crisis
July 17th, 2026Via: Upper Echelon: Research Credit: OF
Data Centers Have Already Hiked Electricity Prices on the Public by $23 Billion
July 14th, 2026Via: Fortune: Many major tech companies have pledged to pay their fair share of the costs associated with generating and transmitting more electricity to serve large data centers. But ratepayers across the United States are worried about the potential costs they might have to bear. That’s because it’s not immediately clear how the cost of […]
Virginia Country with 37 Data Centers (and Plans to Build 17 More) Asks Employees People to Conserve Electricity
June 30th, 2026Via: 404: On June 26, the County Manager of Henrico County, Virginia, John Vithoulkas, sent an email to thousands of county employees asking them to help the local government conserve electricity. “Beginning July 1st, the rate we pay for electricity used in all Henrico County government and school facilities will increase dramatically — by 25%, […]
The One About Space Based Data Centers
June 27th, 2026Via: Real Engineering: Related: SpaceX AI Satellites
