I was once in charge of reconductoring numerous high voltage transmission lines in California. we used novel conductors when they were warranted. When I read c

I was once in charge of reconductoring numerous high voltage transmission lines in California. we used novel conductors when they were warranted. When I read comments on Hacker News about something I'm otherwise intimately aware of, some of the comments read like those which would be written on 9gag. My boss never stopped me from upgrading a transmission line because there are more expensive projects to do. Another thing I see is that so many people in tech are easily bamboozled by a slick marketing presentation and think that the people in power are hiding away the cool technology.