today’s
word - flare - starburst
color - sun orange - #f48037
highlight - X1.8-class solar flare will supercharge auroras across US (Space.com)
lowlight - tensions flare as Netanyahu vows lethal retaliation against Iran (Reuters)
startup - Upstream Data (2017) - Steve Barbour (@SGBarbour)
bitcoin mining using otherwise-flared natural gas
utilizes methane that would be burned off and emitted to instead power in-situ containerized ASIC mining rigs specially designed for field deployment
allows oil and gas companies to effectively “sell natural gas for cash!”
no pipelines or transportation required
movie - Office Space (1999) - only 15 pieces of flair!
"whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win."
— Buddha
made with ❤️ and GPT-4o in San Francisco on 2024-10-09