Beyond Neolithic Life
Quote of the day-ish
We talk of extinction and no future. And still business continues very much as usual.
Posts from me
Typical BNL spiel on AI and capital
Thanks Sean Conner for explaining what the hell I was seeing on my server
Unbreakable cryptography is much more about protecting IP than privacy
Niemann sucks, but Chess.com and Magnus are the real villains
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 Crisis of Labour and the Left in the United States
Who Might Strike in 2022? Hundreds of Big Contracts Will Be Up
Important thinkers
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%.