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> Commercial interests have been waiting for the day when they could start mining the seafloors globally for these nodules. For all the folks thinking about Pr
by adolph 2y ago
> Commercial interests have been waiting for the day when they could start mining the seafloors globally for these nodules.
For all the folks thinking about Project Azorian[0], I recently read "Blind Man's Bluff"[1] and recommend it for the larger context of oceanic subsurface reconnaissance.
0. https://www.cia.gov/legacy/museum/exhibit/project-azorian/ https://www.cia.gov/legacy/museum/exhibit/project-azorian/
1. https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/dp/1610393589 https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/...
- chrisweekly 2y agoSpeaking of book recommendations, Pulitzer-winning author Richard Powers wrote a terrific (Booker-nominated) novel about the ocean, "Playground"[0]. 0. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground_(novel) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground_(novel)