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You Can’t Blame Data Centers in Seattle for Our Skyrocketing Electricity Prices
This post was originally published on GeekWire on April 20, 2026. I had noticed this “data centers in Seattle” PR op under way and flagged it in last week’s newsletter. After a vague report that some companies were seeking to build “large” data centers in Seattle, Mayor Katie Wilson is exploring a moratorium on new…
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Putting Your Head in a Vise
As Apple gets ready to ship iPads with 3G wireless, it is interesting to go back and see what we can piece together about the most recent negotiations between Apple and AT&T. It looks like they concluded their latest deal right before the January iPad announce as Verizon rumors were still rampant right up to…
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A Temporal Stimulus
Russian President and junior assistant Tsar of all Russia Dmitry Medvedev (pictured above with Vladimir Putin) reduced the number of Russian time zones from 11 to nine in an effort to “make the giant nation more manageable to run and boost its economy”. Reaction however fell short of Soviet-era universal acclaim: But some people in…
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Sundown
I’ve gotten multiple requests to dance on Sun’s grave, but Fake Steve seems to have the ceremonies well in hand. I just need something from the wine cellar to accompany the festivities. Perhaps a nice bottle of Churlish Chardonnay… (What ever happened to that Java ring?) This was an Intel product if I remember correctly,…
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Priceless Indeed
Amidst news of Amazon’s apparent surrender today in the war with Macmillan over ebook pricing, the highlighted book on Macmillan’s home page is Priceless, subtitled “The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)”: I haven’t read the book so can’t comment on whether this placement is intentional or ironic, but it…
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iPad Observations
Quick thoughts: It is a Big iPhone Looks nice, but more evolutionary than revolutionary. Price better than expected, but still won’t be racing out to buy one. Expectations were impossible to meet, but Apple gets a lot of blame for setting them so high. Flash in the Pan? I thought after inadvertently showing that Flash…