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Introducing the Platformonomics Cloud Reactor Tracker
We have decided to track the hyperclouds’ nuclear projects through to completion (so what could be a multi-decade odyssey).
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Cloud Power Up, Navigating Nuclear Obstacles: The Utilities, Navigating Nuclear Obstacles: The Bees, The Nuclear Call to Action, Nuclear: To SMR or Not to SMR?, Nuclear: To PPA or Not to PPA?, Starting to think my nuclear power cheerleading work is done…, Yay Google: Nuclear Edition!, It’s Time to Build: Energy Edition, An Even More Nuclear-Powered Cloud, The Nuclear Power Vibe Shift Continues, Not That Kind of Nuclear Cloud, Better Late Than Never, Power Crunch, Behold the Nuclear Cloud, Nuclear Powered Cloud Data Centers Are Happening, A Nuclear-Powered Cloud, When Nuclear-Powered Data Centers?
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O Scaling Laws, Where Art Thou? Episode 2
Oracle’s Dirty Tricks Department: Still At It
While they generally keep a low profile, sometimes Oracle’s DC black ops spill into public view, whether dumpster diving or slowing the Pentagon’s ability to get stuff done in a hostile world.
Living in a Glass House: A “Successful” Strike
To recap, the New York Times tech workers went on strike during election week, no one noticed their absence, my Wordle streak continued, and they have unilaterally decided to return to work without a new contract. “Successful” indeed!
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Living in a Glass House: Crossing the Virtual Picket Line,
Living in a Glass House: Pet Bereavement Accommodations Edition, Living in a Glass House: It’s a Union Shop, Living in a Glass House: Inflation Numbers, Existential Corner: What is the New York Times? Living in a Glass House: The New York Times On Tech, Living in a Glass House: What is the New York Times?, Aspiring Technology Company Neither Interested in Technology Nor Understands Technology
Heresies, Vexing Questions, and Unsolicited Advice
I too am unable to stifle the urge to scream into the void:
- If tariffs are the solution, what is the problem?
- If the problem is the unprecedented Chinese imbalance between consumption and investment, what is the solution? (Michael Pettis has thoughts – Twitter, book).
- Surprises from 2025: How Ireland Found Itself on the Trump White House Enemies List (Brad Setser has thoughts – Twitter).
- ATTENTION Resistance™ warriors: knock off the theatrical, self-aggrandizing protests and just make Trump govern. Campaigning is easy, governing is hard, especially for Trump. Don’t fight him on his home turf.
- BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee announces hearings on child sex trafficking.
- EXERCISE: chart the trajectory from The Emerging Democratic Majority to pro-Hamas protests. BONUS: discuss the impact of nihilist French intellectuals on that trajectory.
Germany is a Failed State
The only dimension in which Germany has not failed is the record-breaking multi-dimensionality of their failure. Democratic failure. Political failure. Geopolitical failure Military failure. Economic failure, Technological failure. Evolutionary failure. Energy failure. Cuisine failure.
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Volkswagen Announces Plan to Create Software: Chapter 87, Volkswagen’s Death Throes Continue, The Fate of the European Economy: Automotive Edition, Europe: Investing in Slave Labor, Trade Surplus Region Complains Trade Deficit Region is “Protectionist”, Collapsing Economic Models: German Edition, EU Rethinking Its Stance on Mercantilism, German Auto Industry Reaches Hail Mary Stage, How Do You Say “Burning Platform” in German?, EU Insanity: Regulations for Thee, But Not for Me, Germany Leads in Coal-Fired Data Centers
Existential Corner: The European Union
I’d declare the EU a failed X, if only I knew what X is.
Perhaps Cookie Consent Colossus is more apt (vs. Superpower of Cheese)?
Western civilization really needs Europe to get its act together.
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Existential Corner: How Many Steps into the 10K are We?, Existential Corner: Floor Wax or Dessert Topping?, Existential Corner: What is OpenAI This Week?, Existential Corner: What is OpenAI?, Existential Corner: What is the New York Times, EU Insanity: Thierry’s Termination Tizzy, EU Insanity: Experts Agree, EU Insanity: EU Goes Too Far, Even for EU, Move Fast and Regulate Things: Welcome to the Morning After, Move Fast and Regulate Things (You Don’t Understand), When “Move Fast and Regulate Things” Breaks Down, AI Regulation: Move Fast and Regulate Things, EU Insanity: Regulating Blue Checks, EU Tweets While Ukraine Burns, EU Insanity: AI Regulatory Suicide, EU Insanity: Mistral Edition, The EU Will Continue to Fiddle While Rome Burns, EU Insanity: AI Energy Suicide, EU Insanity: AI Energy Suicide (Part Deux), The European Union is STILL an Advanced Persistent Threat, BREAKING: European Union Designated an Advanced Persistent Threat
