sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoPeter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billionfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down114cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkPeter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billionfortune.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square74linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squareProfThadBach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoI though Thiel was South African?
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 days agoThiel was also raised in South Africa, during apartheid, and was schoolmates with a lot of… shall we say… german speaking individuals
minus-squaretrackball_fetish@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoAnother fun fact, they imported a bunch of those white Africans to live here lol
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoYou know I’m beginning to think this apartheid thing might have been a bad influence.
minus-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWild thought, but maybe apartheid is bad guys
I though Thiel was South African?
That’s Musk
Thiel was also raised in South Africa, during apartheid, and was schoolmates with a lot of… shall we say… german speaking individuals
Another fun fact, they imported a bunch of those white Africans to live here lol
You know I’m beginning to think this apartheid thing might have been a bad influence.
Wild thought, but maybe apartheid is bad guys