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Thomas Catan
@tomcatan.bsky.social
Open source research person
Formerly: Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Times of London.

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To be clear, I 100% believe that the primary barrier to Elon Musk gaining control of the Treasury payments system is COBOL
February 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
France has generated most of its electricity from nuclear for half a century and they still appear to have schools and healthcare
January 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We don’t say: Sorry we can’t build city subways because bicycles are way cheaper. Obviously, they do different and complimentary things. Should we stop building offshore wind farms when solar panels are cheaper? No. They compliment each other and you can’t manage a grid with one source alone
January 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Well, we could spend a dollar more on nuclear and a dollar less on coal. Why should it be to the detriment of solar? Do we need to choose between solar and wind? Of course not.
January 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM