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A Silicon Valley Node With Beer

A Silicon Valley Node With Beer

by | Sep 2, 2026 | Data Centers, Journal

The light comes through one window at Bogeys and Stogeys, and that’s where I sit. I don’t smoke. This is not necessarily an advantage at Bogeys. Cigarettes. Cigars. Smoke hanging in the darker reaches of the room and wandering through the shaft of Florida...
When the Bartender Became the IT Department

When the Bartender Became the IT Department

by | Aug 31, 2026 | Journal

A few years ago, my buddy, Paul, finally surrendered. For years, Paul had resisted the smartphone revolution. He had his flip phone. It made telephone calls. People could call him. He could call them. As far as Paul was concerned, Alexander Graham Bell had pretty much...
I Remember When the West Had Too Much Water

I Remember When the West Had Too Much Water

by | Aug 27, 2026 | Journal

In June 1984, I was driving north on the I-15 out of Las Vegas toward Utah when I came upon something I have never forgotten. The Virgin River was raging. Not flowing. Not meandering politely through the desert. Raging. It was red with silt, a muddy torrent cutting...
AI May Live in the Cloud; Its Power Bill Doesn’t

AI May Live in the Cloud; Its Power Bill Doesn’t

by | Aug 25, 2026 | Energy

There is an old rule in journalism: when everybody is staring at the shiny thing, look behind it. The shiny thing these days is artificial intelligence. AI apps write. Generators make pictures. Computers create video, write software and answer questions. Wall Street...
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