Archive for the 'electricity' Category

Thoughtful piece on the history of the NSA, the future of information (yottabytes?!), and political and electrical power.

I had no idea that direct current was still in use for consumers here in New York, but it says something about the infrastructure if an upgrade like this can take so long to complete.

Richard Box plants fluorescent tubes in the earth near electrical pylons. The electrical field around these structures powers the tubes. via vvork.