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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.
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CW: Long thread/30
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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CW: Long thread/30
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.
30/