As you stroll the city streets, making the questionable decision to grab your third espresso shot of the afternoon, it’s not likely that you’re thinking about the complex network of pipes and infrastructure mere meters below your colorful kicks (they look nice, btw*): water and sewer systems, carefully designed, winding their way through the city’s layout like a successful game of Snake.
But along your walk, there are reminders of what lies underneath. Maintenance hole covers — the humble gateways most people pass by without a second thought — reduce years of planning and engineering to a single circular design. Sometimes ornate, sometimes plain, sometimes avoided altogether out of an unwarranted** fear of falling straight through down into the abyss.
Beat up, driven over, weathered, rusted — but still resilient. Reliable. They show up every day and do their job, quietly making your modern conveniences possible. The same pipes that deliver water for your extra coffee hum beneath your feet, working tirelessly so that, day in and day out, your routines just work.
It’s kind of amazing, really, that a few people think about all this so most people don’t have to. It’s not glamorous, but it’s important. Underappreciated, maybe even undervalued — and you’d definitely notice if it weren’t there at all.
We try to be the same at Mux with our video infrastructure. It’s not flashy or loud, but it’s built to last: to democratize video, to make it accessible for everyone, and to handle the hard parts so you don’t have to. Our logo and website are just the cover to a beautiful, intricate system underneath. But you don’t need to think about that. We’re glad to take care of it for you.
Here’s what’s been happening lately under the surface at Mux.
