References

Data Centre Dynamics' Mission Critical Power (published 2026-03-09) highlights that AI-driven demand is driving data center electricity into the gigawatt era while grid interconnection timelines are lengthening, making reliable power the primary constraint on hyperscale growth.

Smarter fiber testing is presented as a critical enabler for accelerating hyperscale AI deployments, with Data Centre Dynamics (9 March 2026) citing an AFL whitepaper that advocates real‑time visibility, parallel multi‑fiber certification, automated pass/fail analysis and unified reporting.

Press Publish is expanding to Los Angeles with Press Publish LA on May 28, 2026, a one‑day summit planned for 500+ creators after a sold‑out NYC debut of 400+ attendees that featured surprise appearances from Steven Bartlett, Casey Neistat, and Richard Branson.

Michelle Volz launched Pax Ventures and joined Eric Newcomer for a live Substack interview on 9 March 2026 (published 2026-03-09 18:01:56+00:00).

Engineering the future of cooling — DCD streamed a three‑part broadcast on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 (9am, 10am, 11am ET) featuring Siemens, Nortek, Ark, Tillion, Fleet, Johnson Controls and Armada speakers.

Tim Urban (Wait But Why) is hosting an all-day “watch Tim do book drawings” livestream on YouTube at 11:30am ET on March 10, 2026, featuring drawings and live discussion spanning space, ancient history, linguistics, and biotech.

The Schneider Electric whitepaper, published via Data Centre Dynamics on 2026-03-10, presents a practical framework and a five-step assessment to determine whether to retrofit existing sites, build new data centres, or outsource to colocation/cloud for high-density AI workloads.

Construction Dive's survey report 'Procurement and Planning Strategies to Prevent Delays' (published March 10, 2026) finds only one in three contractors report most projects start on time, and over 50% of delays last three months or more; it urges earlier procurement involvement and stronger vendor and supplier management to reduce schedule risk.

The Facilities Dive newsletter (published Mar 10, 2026) highlights an on-demand JLL and Boeing webinar that presents five essential steps to prepare commercial real estate tech stacks for AI.

Anza's Rapid Energy Storage System Modeling & Iteration webinar (March 25, 2026) showcases configuration and scenario-planning tools that leverage pricing and product data from >95% of suppliers to compare BESS configurations, cost structures and tariff scenarios.

The ebook "SASE testing: Exploring next generation network defense" (DCD Edge Infra & Inference Channel, published 11 Mar 2026) recommends independent testing and realistic traffic simulation to assess SASE architectures for AI workloads and agentic workflows across distributed environments.

Sustainability in Action | Europe 2026 (streaming 18 March 2026) brings speakers Stefan Nilsson (Conapto), Stijn Grove (Dutch Data Center Association) and Chris Larsen (atNorth) to discuss community-integrated data center design and green energy procurement.

The Vaisala whitepaper (Data Center Dynamics, 12 Mar 2026; created 11 Mar 2026, updated 4 Apr 2026) demonstrates that improving temperature and humidity measurement accuracy directly reduces HVAC energy use and overcooling as rack densities and GPU workloads increase.

Data Centre Dynamics' 'Sustainability in Action: Europe' (episode 2, streamed 12 March 2026) explores how European data centres are addressing grid constraints, volatile power prices and regulatory pressure.

A Simple Guide to Protect Your Energy Budget (Facilities Dive, 2026-03-12) outlines an eGuide—sponsored by Schneider Electric Advisory Services—urging facilities managers to uncover hidden fees, surcharges and demand charges, optimize load profiles to avoid peak-hour pricing, and tackle multi-site operational inefficiencies.

Construction Dive's playbook (published 2026-03-12) urges construction firms to consolidate fragmented tech stacks into unified workflows, citing that 93% of leaders face rising vendor data demands.

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) used Bidgely’s UtilityAI and behind‑the‑meter analytics to deploy a CX‑Plus hyper‑personalization program.

COOPER is Silver Bulletin’s new Elo‑based power rating for women’s Division I basketball, released March 12, 2026 with ratings through March 11.

Hiten Shah will run a live session on Friday, March 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT to demonstrate his AI workflow, sharing techniques, strategies, and practical tips he uses to get more from AI.

Jessy Reyes Gonzalez is on Substack — a Substack-generated contact notification (created 2026-03-11, published 2026-03-13, updated 2026-04-04) informing a recipient their contact joined the platform and inviting them to 'Follow' or 'View profile'; the email contains embedded images, CTAs and an unsubscribe link from Substack Inc., 548 Market Street, San Francisco.

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Scandal And Stress is a The Browser newsletter published 15 March 2026 by Caroline Crampton and Kaamya Sharma that curates a short audio pick, a video, and a puzzle.

Om Malik’s March 15, 2026 weekend note explains why he produced an unusually large body of work this week—partly driven by the 11th anniversary of his company’s 2015 closure—and by new product and industry stories.

16-fiber connectivity is positioned as the architectural shift enabling faster AI data-center builds by supporting 800G and 1.6T optics, reducing stranded capacity and simplifying topology for dense GPU clusters and heavy east–west traffic.

Best of #econtwitter — Week of February 15, 2026, is a March 16, 2026 Substack roundup by An Economist that curates image-based paper summaries, threads, and "idiosyncratic favorites" pulled from the Econtwitter community.

Bill Bishop is hosting a Sinocism Live stream on US–China relations on Mar 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM PDT, featuring Financial Times reporter Demetri Sevastopulo.

Jack Ross is on Substack.

DG Matrix's whitepaper (published 17 March 2026 by Data Centre Dynamics) analyzes how 'stranded power' within facilities limits AI data-center growth and shows that conventional distribution can't match dynamic AI workloads.

Limble's 2026 Maintenance Benchmark Report, based on responses from more than 200 organizations, finds high-performing facilities teams capture 82% of maintenance work compared with 45% for others.

Nucor provides free, on‑demand, AIA‑ and NCSEA‑accredited webinars for architects and structural engineers covering high‑strength steel design, EPDs for low‑embodied‑carbon steel, and project case studies.

Pre-integrated, modular data‑center infrastructure is presented as a faster, more predictable way to deliver capacity to meet rising AI and high‑density workload needs.

Utility Dive’s Studio playbook (published March 17, 2026) advises utilities to use modern planning tools and an all-of-the-above strategy to handle rising costs, higher demand, and volatile prices.

Bill Bishop and Demetri Sevastopulo ran a live Substack video titled "Sinocism live with the FT’s Demetri Sevastopulo," published 2026-03-17 19:08:00+00:00.

The ULTIMATE Urbanist Gift Guide (RMTransit, hosted by Rees, 2023-11-26) lists book recommendations, collectible items, and experiential gifts for transit lovers: notable books, the Swiss National Railway clock (pause-at-12), LEGO and vehicle models, transit maps/posters, transit-system merch/old wayfinding signs, bike-share passes, magazines like Spacing, creator merch, and recommends a city trip as the best gift.

Ken Ashley thanks Adam H.

Aakash Gupta argues most people in 2026 still use AI as ephemeral chat sessions, but productivity jumps when the same models are organized as persistent, memory-enabled agents acting as an 'AI Chief of Staff.' He cites a DoorDash director's weekend build, claims GPT-3 users in 2026 can out-produce 2023 GPT-5 users, and promotes a May 14 AI Skills conf (5,000+ registered).

Guest Newsletter: Five Books - Design And Spy Novels (22 February 2026) presents two Five Books author-interview roundups curated by The Browser.

The Vertiv whitepaper 'Advanced UPS Controls for AI Workloads Management' (via DCD, 23 Feb 2026) shows millisecond‑level power fluctuations from AI workloads can cause battery wear, generator instability, and upstream stress in high‑density sites.

Trevor McKendrick’s newsletter (published 2026-02-23) mixes personal news and curated links: he announces the birth of his daughter and then surveys essays, advice, music and a sports feature.

Engineering in Plain Sight (Practical Engineering, 2022-11-01) is an illustrated field guide that trains readers to read the built environment.

The DCD Investment & Markets webcast (published 19 Feb 2026) explores investment flows for power and connectivity, examining investor risk evaluation and operational priorities such as grid capacity, interconnectivity and resilience.

Limble CMMS promoted a Maintenance Evaluation Scorecard in Facilities Dive on Feb.

Substack’s 'Your Weekly Stack' digest (created 2026-03-11, last updated 2026-04-04) delivers five personalized recommendations with in-email engagement metrics.

Main Street Millionaire Live is presented as a hands‑on, workshop‑style training taking place Feb 20–22, 2026 (8 AM PT / 10 AM CT / 11 AM ET), promoted in a Feb 19, 2026 email from Contrarian Thinking (signed Codie).

Ultraspeaking recounts how a high‑school project on The Wizard of Oz (1939) and a teacher‑mother’s intensive rehearsal routine (skeleton outline, walking recitation, mirror practice with slides and outfit) instilled a habit of over‑preparing that often required 10+ hours.

Main Street Millionaire Live, run by Contrarian Thinking, is a three‑day virtual seminar on Feb 20–22, 2026 (8 AM PT / 10 AM CT / 11 AM ET) featuring Dean Graziosi, Vanessa Van Edwards, and Pace Morby and positioned to teach acquisition strategies such as seller financing and SBA‑backed purchases.

The 100 MW Hyperscale AI Blueprint outlines a reference architecture for 100 MW facilities to host high-density AI workloads, specifying design choices to balance capacity, execution risk, and operational resilience.

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The Climate and Ocean Risk Vulnerability Index (CORVI), developed by the Stimson Center and described by Sally Yozell on 4 May 2021, maps city-level climate security by combining high-resolution hazard/exposure data with expert-survey-derived vulnerability metrics across 10 categories (~100 indicators).

DEF CON 32 Policy Department (Aug 8–11, 2024) previews a policy track bringing White House and Congressional contingents and agencies like CISA/ONCD to Las Vegas.

The DEF CON 32 bike ride, led by JP (aka “punk rock”) in his 17th DEF CON, ran its 14th edition with 63 riders.

Women in Security & Privacy (WISP) attended DEF CON 32 (video posted 2024-08-13) to provide a welcoming community space and resources for women and underrepresented groups in security and privacy.

Spencer Greenberg (with Jeremy Stevenson) announces The 12 Levers, a 2026 rationalist self-improvement book that maps ~500 extracted techniques from 100+ self-help books and 20+ therapies into 12 high-level psychological strategies.

Construction Dive's sponsored Studio piece outlines five technology-driven tactics AEC firms use to strengthen client and partner relationships and capture more work.

Grid Interactive Data Centers 2026 (streamed 16 Apr 2026) examined how AI workloads and large-load integration are reshaping grid compliance and operator strategy.

Andy Park is on Substack — an automated Substack notification published 2026-04-17T00:01:08+00:00 (word_count 256) informing the recipient that Andy Park, from their contacts, has joined Substack.

R B is on Substack is an automated Substack system email (published 2026-04-18T11:42:45+00:00) notifying a recipient that contact "R B" has joined.

Datacenter Dynamics' Earth Day Special 2026 (22 April 2026) runs from 9–11am ET and tackles AI-driven energy demand, onsite generation and carbon‑neutral pathways for data centers.

Speculator_io tweeted on 2026-04-22 that the Pentagon plans to spend $75 billion on drones and counter-drone tech, citing Bloomberg, and enumerated 33 public companies across eight categories as potential winners — naming firms such as Ondas ($ONDS), Kratos ($KTOS), AeroVironment ($AVAV), Amazon ($AMZN), Archer ($ACHR), and Lockheed Martin ($LMT).

Speculator_io's 27 April 2026 X post declares rare-earths supply the top U.S.

Culture Study's Apr 12, 2026 Patreon newsletter (708 words) opens with a lived vignette of an excavation business's annual burn — a carefully managed, multi-day event where friends sat on a bench dug into a hill and covered with hay, shared beers and snacks, and let children play — which the author uses to reflect on how local, place-specific rituals announce the arrival of spring.

The guest newsletter (Sylvia Bishop; 12 April 2026) spotlights Five Books’ interview-driven recommendations with two themed roundups: Mysteries and Overthinking.

What To Read This Weekend (Om Malik, April 12, 2026) is a curated weekend reading list produced after a quiet week of personal tasks.

The DCD Telecoms & Connectivity Channel stream on 13 April 2026 examined connectivity strategies for high‑density AI infrastructure, covering multicore fiber (Corning) to boost capacity in existing pathways, remote deployment engineering (Telstra, Cambridge Consultants), multifiber test methods (VIAVI) to shorten commissioning, and structured rack‑scale fiber (CommScope) to standardize high-density GPU deployments.

Open Thread 429 (Astral Codex Ten, Substack), published April 13, 2026, is a 410‑word weekly open thread that lists community links and events, including a late-added Oxford meetup on April 29.

Mike Solana and Nate Silver appeared in a live Substack video on April 13, 2026, addressing the state of social media and Silicon Valley; the stream is hosted at open.substack.com/live-stream/162882 (published 2026-04-13T17:04:30Z).

Tim Urban (Wait But Why) announced on 14 April 2026 a three-day marathon drawing livestream—Tuesday through Thursday of that week—starting at 11:00 AM ET daily and running until he stops.

Ben is on Substack is a Substack system notification (published 2026-04-15T09:15:44+00:00) informing the recipient that a contact named Ben joined Substack.

Will Hofbauer, the Australian-born, UK-based producer/DJ known for playful, rhythm-forward music that blurs house, techno and bass, is the guest recommender in First Floor (Shawn Reynaldo) on Apr 15, 2026.

Author @alanvibe claims councils have removed St George and Union flags for 'safety' while spending thousands on LGBTQ+ flags and raising foreign flags.

The State of Flexible Load Management report, based on a survey of 105 U.S.

Manifest 2026 is a three‑day festival organized by Manifold Markets at Lighthaven, Berkeley, CA (June 12–14, 2026) aimed at people active in forecasting, rationality, EA, AI & AI safety, economics, finance, tech and adjacent communities.

Dave Rogenmoser announced The Mackenzie Club, an upscale private indoor golf and social club opening late 2026 in West Lake Hills, Austin.

Brian Roemmele recommends John Nosta’s The Borrowed Mind (2026), praising its three-part arc—The Promise, The Perils, The Path Forward—and its human-first prescriptions like the Socratic Mirror, centaur workflows, and parallax cognition.

The tweet by loshmi on 7 April 2026 reports people finding unclaimed funds via a free government database — $6,000 in four minutes, $70,000 tied to a job left in 2016, and $763,000 from a deceased parent.

JoelKatz recommends the film Project Hail Mary (seen on 2026-04-07), warning viewers to know as little as possible beforehand.

The French-YMCA corpus is a new linguistic resource targeting children and adolescents, comprising 39,200 texts and 22,471,898 words drawn from diverse sources with consistent grammar and spelling.

For big-ticket picks McGoff recommends AirPods (Pro for extra features) and ring-style fitness trackers, calling out Oura and Ultrahuman (noting Ultrahuman’s no-monthly-subscription advantage).

Brock McGoff’s "My favorite things from 2025" lists practical consumer picks across clothing, footwear, watches, EDC, home tech and media: highlights include Abercrombie 990s, Hoka Gaviota 5, Ultra Experience Form (4 mm drop), an Orus 34 mm Day‑Date, the RZ Resolute 36 titanium (9.5 mm thick, 42.3 mm L2L, 100 m), Brick phone blocker, and reading all nine Expanse books.

Scott Yu‑Jan’s video (published 2022-11-17) lists 42 tools he relies on for fast, repeatable YouTube production and maker work.

Scott Yu‑Jan’s 22 Nov 2023 YouTube video catalogs 33 production and studio tools he used to speed up filmmaking and prototyping.

Policy at DEF CON previews DEF CON 33 programming in Las Vegas, led by Heather West, highlighting workshops, panels and a first-ever live tabletop exercise for the Policy track.

DARPA and ARPAH's AI Cyber Challenge (AICC) is a two-year program that prizes automated cyber-reasoning systems capable of finding and patching vulnerabilities; final winners were announced at DEF CON (published 2025-07-23) with $4M/$3M/$1.5M awards.

DEF CON 33’s cryptocurrency preview highlights an expanded footprint with Communities, Contests, and Vendor areas offering physical hardware (developer kits, electronic badges, wallets, ATMs) and live teardowns.

Malware Village (World Cyber Health, founder Lena Yu) is a DEF CON 33 village debuting in 2025 with a program of 24 talks, four half-day hands-on workshops (Windows/Mac malware analysis, binary exploit techniques, and RPG-based teaching), and four new contests (malware reports, EDR battles, YARA accuracy, and an LLM prompt-hacking challenge), plus community-focused swag and educational materials.

Tiberius, a DEF CON video contributor and contest organizer, is running multiple stage events at DEF CON 33 including Man Pages (Friday 10:00 a.m.), I'm Actually (Friday 4:00 p.m.

DC NextG is Defcon’s youth program that embeds young attendees into conference villages via hands-on workshops and a coordinated CTF.

Rare Earth's update recounts how his father's unexpected fame after a spaceflight generated 100–200 emails daily, forcing the family to hire staff and prompting the author to run outreach for two years.

Bob's Decline is a journeyman lineman who started training in 2003 and certified in 2007; he documents field procedures (dumping lines, applying trip grounds, permits) and advanced transmission work including bare-hand 138 kV, submarine cable runs, and two full substation builds.

Resilient Solar+Storage Training course equips building owners, managers, lenders and developers to plan PV + battery resilience for community-serving facilities.

The Man in the High Castle review (Whatifalthist, 2017-06-23) assesses Philip K.

11/22/63 is treated primarily as a time-travel novel: Jake Epping uses a diner portal to 1958 and spends five years trying to stop JFK’s 11/22/63 assassination.

The video lists the creator's 11 favorite history books, ranking works from Matthew White's Atrocities (#11) to Azar Gat's War in Human Civilization (#1).

Illinois EnergyProf announced a forthcoming fusion-energy video and that he will perform a six-minute magic/photography segment on the charity talent show C-U's Got Talent, streamed free on his YouTube channel on Feb 1, 2020 at about 8:30 p.m.

FounderCulture is a founder-run network (video dated 2021-09-13) aiming to increase startup success by transferring scaling knowledge from later-stage founders to seed/Series A teams.

Jabu Dayton, founder of Jabu HR and former Airbnb head of HR, helps startups scale from 0–100 employees by combining enterprise HR experience (13 years at Nordstrom, Airbnb scaling 40→500) with hands-on services: culture workshops, ATS and vendor integration, interviewer scripting/training, and diversity-minded vendor selection (advocates moving from Gusto to Centricity+Rippling around ~50 employees).

Neville’s copywriting course and SwipeFile run on a ~15-tool stack costing about $1,000–$1,200/month and yielding a claimed ~500× ROI.

Kopywriting Kourse's 2018 video curates essential copywriting and advertising texts, urging readers to print Gary Halbert's Boron Letters (chs.1–25) and keep swipe files.

SwipeFile is a curated, free resource collecting modern marketing examples (ads, landing pages, emails, video, podcasts, print) maintained by Neville.

The video 'Shadow Work' (hoe_math, 2023-10-29) presents shadow work as a metacognitive practice—journaling and exercises that surface unconscious thoughts—to move up psychological development levels.