sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoPeter Thiel is leading investment in an ocean data center powered by waves—and the startup is reportedly worth $1 billionfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down115
arrow-up1220arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·5 days agoThiel was also raised in South Africa, during apartheid, and was schoolmates with a lot of… shall we say… german speaking individuals
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-25 days agoYou know I’m beginning to think this apartheid thing might have been a bad influence.
minus-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoWild thought, but maybe apartheid is bad guys
minus-squaretrackball_fetish@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoAnother fun fact, they imported a bunch of those white Africans to live here lol
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
You know I’m beginning to think this apartheid thing might have been a bad influence.
Wild thought, but maybe apartheid is bad guys
Another fun fact, they imported a bunch of those white Africans to live here lol