Is there a site out there that catalogues what technologies various web apps are built on? [more inside]
posted by mkultra on Nov 12, 2009 - 6 answers

I've owned a cellphone for ages, and have largely remained ignorant of the business workings. Is there a crash course on cellular markets? [more inside]
posted by pwnguin on Nov 6, 2009 - 6 answers

Help identify a mysterious piece of infrastructure in Los Angeles. What is this squat metal pole? [more inside]
posted by dreamyshade on Oct 7, 2009 - 9 answers

Do the Olympics pay for themselves in the long run? [more inside]
posted by qwip on Jan 22, 2009 - 11 answers

I would like to learn more about electricity markets, electrical infrastructure, utilities, transmission systems, generation technologies, applicable regulations, etc. Where can I find up-to-date and comprehensive information on these topics? [more inside]
posted by theexpgen on Nov 20, 2008 - 6 answers

What is the total deployment cost of US wireless telephone infrastructure? [more inside]
posted by yesno on Jun 11, 2008 - 3 answers

I work for a small web development company. As we are growing, I have been tasked with looking at a few pieces of our business: - Version Control (Currently we don’t do it. We’re starting to use Subversion at my recommendation) - Development Environments (We don’t exactly have formalized dev/stage/production right now, more like just dev/production…) - Hosting (How we host our different clients varies… too much… we need a good solution) - Infrastructure (i.e. how we host our own email, how we back up our data) I already have some thoughts and recommendations, but they’re based on my personal experiences, so I thought I’d see what other experiences are out there and find out what other people/companies are doing… [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Jun 5, 2008 - 10 answers

Network admin / geek question: I'm in the process of building a small cluster of servers for my quickly growing wallpaper website, but I've never charted those waters before. I found a nice article on TorrentFreak about Mininova's server setup, and found it quite intriguing. My question is, are there any other big-ish sites like Mininova that are open about their hardware infrastructure? Googling around yielded few results. I'd be interested to see the setup for a site like Digg, MeFi, or Flickr. Thanks in advance. [more inside]
posted by hmaugans on Feb 16, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm taking a road trip through the southwest, and I'd like to see places with an interesting backstory or that show you "behind the scenes." I'm interested in places with political, economic, environmental, or industrial significance. Can you recommend some? [more inside]
posted by salvia on Sep 30, 2007 - 9 answers

NewJobFilter: I'm a programmer with some phone interviews next week that I'd like to be prepared for. I'm up for some non-senior coding positions on site reliability, infrastructure and operations teams with a few different top ten internet companies. Any tips on what I should brush up on before I'm on the phone with some expert? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 15, 2007 - 3 answers

Having a helluva time finding a book I saw once: It was a guide to roadside infrastructure items, including electric boxes, lightpoles, etc... [more inside]
posted by Unsomnambulist on Jul 2, 2007 - 3 answers

Modern Art in the London Docklands. Anyone know exactly where this incredible piece is? [more inside]
posted by dash_slot- on Jan 21, 2006 - 9 answers

Internet infrastructure: how does the physical infrastructure of the internet cross oceans? Is all of the data transmitted by communications satellites, or are there big-ass intercontinental cables running across the ocean floor? And if there are big-ass intercontinental cables, how are they maintained? [more inside]
posted by COBRA! on Mar 31, 2004 - 9 answers