NSmolenskiFan on Nostr: A few dozen, largely unknown, functionaries of humanity quietly keep the world's ...
A few dozen, largely unknown, functionaries of humanity quietly keep the world's internet infrastructure functioning.
I like to think of them as "marenauts"--sea astronauts--engineers trained to repair equipment in extremely hostile conditions in the alien world of the Earth's oceans.
But maintenance isn't sexy, and it's not profitable. The costs of maintenance ships go up, not down, over time.
Who will take up this responsibility in the future?
https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships
I like to think of them as "marenauts"--sea astronauts--engineers trained to repair equipment in extremely hostile conditions in the alien world of the Earth's oceans.
But maintenance isn't sexy, and it's not profitable. The costs of maintenance ships go up, not down, over time.
Who will take up this responsibility in the future?
https://www.theverge.com/c/24070570/internet-cables-undersea-deep-repair-ships