Byte Bungalow New video
I do the homework out loud.
Home tech gets sold on the picture on the front of the box. I go find the warranty, the code, and the spec sheet, and tell you what's actually in there — including the parts I couldn't pin down.
Why Are There Jet Engines at a Data Center?
I saw a photo of what looked like jet engines sitting in the dirt outside an AI data center and figured it was fake. It's real. They're airliner engines, burning the same gas that heats your house — because the grid line is years long and nobody wanted to wait.
Every video, one question
The breakdowns
Why Are There Jet Engines at a Data Center?
I saw a photo of what looked like jet engines sitting in the dirt outside an AI data center and figured it was fake. It's real. They're airliner engines, burning the same gas that heats your house — because the grid line is years long and nobody wanted to wait.
Read the breakdown →
Does a Whole-Home Surge Protector Actually Stop Lightning?
Half the internet says the little box in your panel would've saved the house. The other half says it has almost nothing to do with lightning. They're arguing about two different events.
Read the breakdown →
NVIDIA Wants to Bolt a Data Center to Your House
A $250,000 box on the side of your house, and a $22,000-a-year payday nobody can source. What's real about the SPAN XFRA pilot, and what isn't.
Read the breakdown →
Latest from Stories
Fresh breakdowns
My Electric Bill Doubled and I Can't Move. Here's the First Lever I Pulled.
Retired, bill doubled from the data center boom, stuck in your house? The cheapest real lever isn't using less power. It's a phone call. Here's what I found.
Read the breakdown →
A packed room made the developer walk — so why did the people who won tell everyone not to cheer yet?
Does showing up to a town hall actually kill a data center, or just push the vote to a quieter night? I dug into what really happens after the room clears.
Read the breakdown →
To Escape Data-Center Rate Hikes With Solar — Is Rooftop a Trap and Ground-Mount the Smarter Buy?
Data-center rate hikes push homeowners to solar. Is rooftop a trap and ground-mount smarter? What leaks, insurance, and resale do to the real math.
Read the breakdown →
They Already Voted Yes on the Data Center — So Why Are There Still Two Decisions Left?
The data center vote already passed? It's not the last decision. Here's the air permit and utility rate case you can still weigh in on.
Read the breakdown →
Why Don't Data Centers Cool With Treated Sewage Instead of Your Drinking Water?
A lot of data centers already cool with treated wastewater. The ones that don't usually can't — and the reason comes down to a purple pipe.
Read the breakdown →
If the Ocean's Right There, Why Cool Data Centers With Drinking Water?
The ocean's right there — so why cool data centers with drinking water instead of seawater? A few already do. Here's why it's rarer than you'd think.
Read the breakdown →
Who's talking
I'm Robert, and I'm not an insider.
I've got enough power-side experience to be dangerous, and I live in Central Florida where the storms roll in around four o'clock all summer and everybody kind of holds their breath. I'm not an electrician and I'm not pretending to be. I read the documents, I say which parts I couldn't verify, and I'd rather you check me than trust me.
If you install this stuff, inspect it, work the utility side, or handle the claims after a storm — the comments are where you set me straight.