'Water Is the New Oil' as Texas Cities Square Off over Aquifers
(insideclimatenews.org)
In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project offers a preview of the future for much of the state as decades of rapid growth push past the local limits of its most vital natural resource.
In Central Texas, a bitter fight over a $1 billion water project offers a preview of the future for much of the state as decades of rapid growth push past the local limits of its most vital natural resource.
Japan is 3D printing train stations now
(theregister.com)
You've seen small 3D printed models, heard about 3D printers being used to make guns, and even read news about printed food, but a 3D printed train station? Where else could this be but Japan?
You've seen small 3D printed models, heard about 3D printers being used to make guns, and even read news about printed food, but a 3D printed train station? Where else could this be but Japan?
If you get the chance, always run more extra network fiber cabling
(utoronto.ca)
Some day, you may be in an organization that's about to add some more fiber cabling between two rooms in the same building, or maybe two close by buildings, and someone may ask you for your opinion about many fiber pairs should be run.
Some day, you may be in an organization that's about to add some more fiber cabling between two rooms in the same building, or maybe two close by buildings, and someone may ask you for your opinion about many fiber pairs should be run.
Serverless Functions Post-Mortem
(matduggan.com)
Around 2016, the term "serverless functions" started to take off in the tech industry. In short order, it was presented as the undeniable future of infrastructure. It's the ultimate solution to redundancy, geographic resilience, load balancing and autoscaling. Never again would we need to patch, tweak or monitor an application. The cloud providers would do it, all we had to do is hit a button and deploy to internet.
Around 2016, the term "serverless functions" started to take off in the tech industry. In short order, it was presented as the undeniable future of infrastructure. It's the ultimate solution to redundancy, geographic resilience, load balancing and autoscaling. Never again would we need to patch, tweak or monitor an application. The cloud providers would do it, all we had to do is hit a button and deploy to internet.
National Grid boss says Heathrow had 'enough power' after substation fire
(bbc.co.uk)
National Grid's chief executive has said Heathrow had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down.
National Grid's chief executive has said Heathrow had "enough power" from other substations following Friday's fire that caused the airport to shut down.
Counter-terror police investigating 'unprecedented' fire that shut Heathrow
(theguardian.com)
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” electrical substation fire that has closed down London Heathrow, stopping more than 1,300 flights, as engineers tried to restore power to the airport on Friday.
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” electrical substation fire that has closed down London Heathrow, stopping more than 1,300 flights, as engineers tried to restore power to the airport on Friday.
China is developing some startling new kit in its quest to invade Taiwan
(economist.com)
Is it a barge? Is it a bridge? It is both. Last summer China began building several unusual vessels at its Guangzhou shipyard on the south coast. The barges had legs that could drop down to stabilise the craft in shallow water, and wielded a 100m-bridge that could extend from the bow and onto a beach. In recent weeks pictures have emerged of these mongrel ships (see photo) and of how they connect together into giant causeways.
Is it a barge? Is it a bridge? It is both. Last summer China began building several unusual vessels at its Guangzhou shipyard on the south coast. The barges had legs that could drop down to stabilise the craft in shallow water, and wielded a 100m-bridge that could extend from the bow and onto a beach. In recent weeks pictures have emerged of these mongrel ships (see photo) and of how they connect together into giant causeways.
EVs are starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads
(fortune.com)
EVs may help the environment but because their owners don’t buy gas they’re starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads
EVs may help the environment but because their owners don’t buy gas they’re starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads
Taming Servers for Fun and Profit
(railway.com)
We’ve all gotten used to clicking a button and getting a Linux machine running in the cloud. But when you’re building your own cloud, you’ve got to build the button first.
We’ve all gotten used to clicking a button and getting a Linux machine running in the cloud. But when you’re building your own cloud, you’ve got to build the button first.
FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies
(thelibre.news)
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.
Why Is the White House Using Starlink to 'Improve Wi-Fi'?
(theverge.com)
The White House is working to “improve Wi-Fi connectivity,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement emailed to The Verge. According to The New York Times, it’s using Starlink to address the issue, which White House officials blame on the property’s spotty cell service and “overtaxed” Wi-Fi infrastructure.
The White House is working to “improve Wi-Fi connectivity,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement emailed to The Verge. According to The New York Times, it’s using Starlink to address the issue, which White House officials blame on the property’s spotty cell service and “overtaxed” Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Getting Back to the EU: From Google Cloud to Self-Hosted EU Infrastructure
(pgaleone.eu)
In this article I’m going to show the process I followed to migrate some of the services I used from Google Cloud to an European provider, in this case OVH. I won’t use their cloud solution, but their VPS offering instead, in order to have full control over the infrastructure.
In this article I’m going to show the process I followed to migrate some of the services I used from Google Cloud to an European provider, in this case OVH. I won’t use their cloud solution, but their VPS offering instead, in order to have full control over the infrastructure.
Open source payments and billing infrastructure
(github.com/flowglad)
Flowglad wants to change that.
Flowglad wants to change that.
Steam Networks
(worksinprogress.co)
New York’s skyscrapers soar above a century-old steam network that still warms the city. While the rest of the world moved to hot water, Manhattanites still buy steam by the megapound.
New York’s skyscrapers soar above a century-old steam network that still warms the city. While the rest of the world moved to hot water, Manhattanites still buy steam by the megapound.
Black Sea Cable to Boost EU Energy Security with Clean Power
(ieee.org)
Undersea cable would supply clean electricity from the Caucasus
Undersea cable would supply clean electricity from the Caucasus
Japan's Clever Anti-Snow Roadways
(core77.com)
Niigata, Japan gets a lot of snow. Way back in the 1960s, they figured out a way to keep the roads clear of snow without requiring plows. Groundwater warmed by geothermal heat is pumped through a network of pipes below the road surface, and sprayed onto the asphalt using sprinklers:
Niigata, Japan gets a lot of snow. Way back in the 1960s, they figured out a way to keep the roads clear of snow without requiring plows. Groundwater warmed by geothermal heat is pumped through a network of pipes below the road surface, and sprayed onto the asphalt using sprinklers:
ML Infrastructure Doesn't Have to Suck
(citystoragesystems.com)
In a perfect world ML infrastructure would work like a well-oiled machine, balancing competing needs for flexibility, usability, maintainability, and cost effectiveness. Time from idea to production would be mere minutes. Let's be honest: many companies, including ours, often fall short. Users face a jigsaw puzzle of systems cobbled together with digital duct tape. "Synergy" isn’t exactly the word that came to mind.
In a perfect world ML infrastructure would work like a well-oiled machine, balancing competing needs for flexibility, usability, maintainability, and cost effectiveness. Time from idea to production would be mere minutes. Let's be honest: many companies, including ours, often fall short. Users face a jigsaw puzzle of systems cobbled together with digital duct tape. "Synergy" isn’t exactly the word that came to mind.
'Shadow fleets' and sabotage: are Europe's undersea cables under attack?
(theguardian.com)
Europe is on high alert after a series of outages to cables and pipelines. This visual guide explains what happened and what’s being done
Europe is on high alert after a series of outages to cables and pipelines. This visual guide explains what happened and what’s being done
We're Charging Our Cars Wrong
(ieee.org)
If there’s one thing we could do now to hasten the transition to electric vehicles, it’s this: Build a robust public EV-charging infrastructure.
If there’s one thing we could do now to hasten the transition to electric vehicles, it’s this: Build a robust public EV-charging infrastructure.
Nomadic infrastructure design for AI workloads
(tigrisdata.com)
A nomadic server hunting down wild GPUs in order to save money on its cloud computing bill. Image generated with Flux [dev] from Black Forest Labs on fal.ai.
A nomadic server hunting down wild GPUs in order to save money on its cloud computing bill. Image generated with Flux [dev] from Black Forest Labs on fal.ai.
Altnets told to stop digging and start stuffing fiber through abandoned pipes
(theregister.com)
Network operators laying fiber infrastructure could cut their costs by taking advantage of "thousands of miles" of abandoned infrastructure, including gas and water pipes, according to a firm that tracks such things.
Network operators laying fiber infrastructure could cut their costs by taking advantage of "thousands of miles" of abandoned infrastructure, including gas and water pipes, according to a firm that tracks such things.
Europractice
(europractice.com)
EUROPRACTICE provides a critical infrastructure for Europe and services that enhance Europe’s competitiveness in the global market place.
EUROPRACTICE provides a critical infrastructure for Europe and services that enhance Europe’s competitiveness in the global market place.
Should open source development platforms be a public utility?
(xot.nl)
Perhaps open source collaboration platforms like Codeberg should be considered a form of public utility, maintaining a public infrastructure, with public financial support, and public oversight.
Perhaps open source collaboration platforms like Codeberg should be considered a form of public utility, maintaining a public infrastructure, with public financial support, and public oversight.
Has UK rail's Elizabeth line shown what rail investment can achieve?
(theguardian.com)
Halfway to a billion journeys, and it’s only just begun. Amid the recent gloom, struggles and doubts besetting Britain’s railway there is a bright beacon of hope: the Elizabeth line.
Halfway to a billion journeys, and it’s only just begun. Amid the recent gloom, struggles and doubts besetting Britain’s railway there is a bright beacon of hope: the Elizabeth line.
Sweden Investigates New Cable Break Under Baltic Sea
(nytimes.com)
The Swedish authorities said on Friday that they were investigating a new cable break in the Baltic Sea, the latest example of damage to underwater infrastructure in the region.
The Swedish authorities said on Friday that they were investigating a new cable break in the Baltic Sea, the latest example of damage to underwater infrastructure in the region.
Sweden investigating new reports of Baltic Sea cable damage
(dw.com)
Swedish authorities said on Friday they are investigating reports of a breach of another undersea cable in the Baltic Sea.
Swedish authorities said on Friday they are investigating reports of a breach of another undersea cable in the Baltic Sea.