Technology

Cranes at Intel's Ronler Acres Complex
Please ignore the traffic lights in the foreground

The picture doesn't do justice to the size of this thing. It's massive. I looked for info but found nothing current, but it looks like it's been here before. I wonder if they really need this thing, or whether it just makes part of the construction easier and quicker. When you are sinking a billion dollars into a factory, you don't want any delays. Interest on a billion dollars is like one hundred thousand dollars a day, so most anything you can do that can save you a day, like rent the biggest crane in the world, is going to be worth it.

Clean Can Truck

This truck was in front of me at a stop light this morning. They clean garbage cans. What amazes me is that someone thought it was worth investing in custom equipment for this job. With the price of labor constantly going up I suppose it makes sense to invest in equipment that will help get the job done quicker. This application seems marginal, but maybe people are more offended by dirty garbage cans than I thought. Or maybe health regulations have changed and food inspectors are cracking down.