No, Data Center Backup Isn’t A Good Fit For Redox Flow Batteries Yet
If you are only burning a few hundred gallons a year for a data center drawing 100 MW 24/7/365, the cost and carbon debt of fuel for your generators is not material.
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Technological Revolutions: Part I
Travel The golden spike on the transcontinental railroad was driven in Promontory, Utah, in the spring of 1869. My great grandmother immigrated from Switzerland to Utah in the fall of 1866. “We were among the first company of saints (Mormons) to travel in comfortable cars across the plains.” A few … [continued]
Starlink Revolution in Remote Australia
The following comes from an interview with Gary Salisbury.
Humans Do War Really Well, & That May Be Our Fatal Flaw
The internet makes it possible for us to work together to solve the existential challenge of an overheating planet. It also discourages cooperation by driving wedges between us.
Tesla Full Self-Driving & Cybertruck Updates
Tesla Chief Engineer Elon Musk has dropped several company updates on Twitter again. Below, I’ll roll through some updates about Tesla Full Self-Driving (Beta) and the Tesla Cybertruck.
Elon Musk Said I Could Beta Test Starlink!
On Thursday, when Elon Musk was online and tweeting about lighter matters than today’s hot topic, I created a silly Twitter poll about Starlink. I asked, “Will Elon let me beta test Starlink?” All of the answers were variations of “yes.”
“The Internet Ate My Brain!” And Other Perils Of Big Tech
The internet is altering the structure of our brains and limiting the free exchange of ideas. Is breaking up Facebook and Google the answer?
Kaspersky Lab Finds Vulnerabilities With Connected EV Chargers That Can Be Used To Hack Home…
It took longer than expected, but connected EV home chargers are showing their potential danger in an era of the Internet of Things (IoT). Kaspersky Lab has reported finding a serious flaw for home networks with connected EV chargers.
What Is Starlink? And Could Tesla Be Involved?
As anyone who’s stuck paying an onerous bill to a local internet monopoly will agree, there’s a great market opportunity out there for any company that could offer a global wireless internet connection. SpaceX has been working on just that since 2015, developing a broadband satellite constellation called Starlink. A recent article in SmarterAnalyst proposes that Tesla could be an integral part of the plan.
SpaceX Given Go-Ahead For Broadband Satellite Services Plan
SpaceX has now been given formal approval by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop its previously revealed global broadband satellite network, the government agency has revealed.
