Mastodawn

LB: explaining that kettles are only for water feels to me like explaining that iPhones are not for internal consumption. But I do recall reading in #HowInfrastructureWorks that the lower grid voltage in the US makes kettles comparatively nerfed compared to the UK.

A fine kettle of fish.

https://sauropods.win/@futurebird/115570787681171080

myrmepropagandist (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] The secret of kettles has gotten out and more Americans are ... learning If you don't have a kettle the things to know are: * It's not "just for tea" * It is only for water, never put anything but water in it. Do not make instant coffee I beg you. * Think of it like those taps fancy places have with on-demand boiling water. * The ones with a base, cordless are worth it. Easy to fill. * If I come over and you don't have one I will judge you a little.

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SarahATX Apr 30, 2025

With the recent blackout news from Spain/Portugal, I think now is a great time to pick up the excellent "How Infrastructure Works" by Deb Chachra @debcha if you haven't already.

It's one of those books that gets *more* relevant over time.

#Spainblackout
#howinfrastructureworks

SarahATX Jun 30, 2024

Great article that perfectly aligns with the two books I'm currently reading... #howinfrastructureworks and #thinkinginsystems.

https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships

The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

The global internet relies on 800,000 miles of undersea cables that are constantly breaking — this is the story of the 22 aging ships that fix them.

The Verge

boyle 🇵🇸Apr 29, 2024

If you haven't already, please believe the hype and read " How Infrastructure Works" by Deb Chachra.

It's excellent. A clearly written primer about our modern reality and a profound re-framing of our collective problems by someone who has thought very deeply about the things we take for granted.

It's about infrastructure, but it's about EVERTHING ELSE, too.

Absolutely worth your time.

#HowInfrastructureWorks
#DebChachra
#Books
#Bookstodon

kellan Feb 4, 2024

“The longer-range (gas) transmission network started as pipelines that were crash-built by a consortium of oil companies during World War II to bring Texas crude and oil products to New York and Pennsylvania for refining and transshipment to the European front. The construction of fifteen hundred miles of pipeline— the longest and biggest of its kind at the time —was mandated by the U.S. government and funded as a war measure because the sea routes were no longer safe”#HowInfrastructureWorks

SarahATX Dec 26, 2023

Got a few books from my list for Xmas!
#howinfrastructureworks and the new #murderbot 🤘

Subhendu Ghosh Oct 14, 2023

Just picked up @debcha #HowInfrastructureWorks

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Cory Doctorow Oct 2, 2023

As @debcha writes in her forthcoming #HowInfrastructureWorks (my review pending): we get a fresh supply of energy every time the sun rises and we only get new materials when a comet survives atmospheric entry, but we treat energy as scarce and throw away our materials after a single use:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612711/how-infrastructure-works-by-deb-chachra/

Anything that can't go on forever will eventually stop.

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NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a maste...

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