I put together a 4-hour conversational audiobook tracing their history—from IBM punch cards to the internet, the cloud, hyperscalers, and today’s AI factories.
It’s part of a new long-form series on the history of infrastructure (first two episodes were on coal).
Would love your thoughts—both on the story and on whether this “conversational audiobook” format works.
nathane280•52m ago
I’m curious to get your thoughts on the long-term future of the intercontinental submarine cables given advances in cheap high-bandwidth satellites, as proven out by SpaceX. In 100 years, are we still maintaining physical fiber across such distances? And is there a role and/or benefit of data centers in space?
I have a long drive coming up, will have to finish this and come back with more specific thoughts.