Beyond Neolithic Life
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Quote of the day-ish
We talk of extinction and no future. And still business continues very much as usual.
All quotes
Posts from me
Typical BNL spiel on AI and capital
The effects of being busy
Thanks Sean Conner for explaining what the hell I was seeing on my server
Hello again
Unbreakable cryptography is much more about protecting IP than privacy
Progressively impatient
This is geoengineering
I'm soliciting your advice.
Niemann sucks, but Chess.com and Magnus are the real villains
Human Un-nature
All BNL posts
Cool shit you should read from others
In Math, Rigor Is Vital. But Are Digitized Proofs Taking It Too Far?
A New Bridge Links the Strange Math of Infinity to Computer Science
Salvage — Issue 11: Already, Not Yet
Breaking Things at Work: The Luddites Were Right About Why You Hate Your Job
The Automation Myth
In Praise of Politics
Spoiling the Last Frontier
The Crisis of Labour and the Left in the United States
Who Might Strike in 2022? Hundreds of Big Contracts Will Be Up
All articles
Important thinkers
Alain Badiou
David Graeber
Mao
Adolph Reed, Jr.
The Salvage Collective
Gavin Mueller
Little facts I find interesting
- Bacteria and archaea are immortal.
- Only 22% of all the energy generated worldwide in a given year is used for household consumption.
- 29% of all the energy generated worldwide in a given year goes entirely unused.
- 70% of the energy stored in coal is completely lost when used to generate power.
- Two-thirds of global net worth exists in the form of real estate.
- Data centers currently consume 11% of of Ireland's power supply; it could reach 30% by the end of the decade.
- Over the last year, major crime has actually gone down by 5%.
More little facts
What's the deal with the name of this capsule?
I'm so glad you asked.
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