“The interior of the protons and neutrons is likely the most complex place in the Universe. I like to consider each of them a hot soup of three permanent elementary particles known as quarks boiling along inside, with an uncountable… Read More »Recommended Read: Why the empty atom picture misunderstands quantum theory | Aeon Essays
“Prepping can get you through an emergency. It can get you through a disaster. It can get you through shortages and supply chain problems. It’s not designed for life on an uninhabitable planet.” www.okdoomer.io/youre-not-going-to-make-it/
“And then there are the handles. Tesla door handles are flush with the side of the car—genius! Except that this is the opposite of the vaunted efficiency and optimization these cars stand for. You have to tap the handle first,… Read More »Recommended Read: Elon Musk and ‘Tesla Syndrome’ Explains Why Tech Is Making Us Miserable
Great long-form about one of the best sci-fi series ever with great insights like: “It might be asking a lot for a major network show from the Clinton-era to offer a more cogent critique of the system everyone was happily… Read More »Recommend Read: Babylon 5 Is a Perfect, Terrible Series
Check out new issue of #TrustReport focusing on #criminalinvestigation Topics covered: https://innovatrics.com/trustreport/issue/investigations-with-trust/
A must-read for all web developers. Most stuff mentioned there makes me really angry. Especially inability to copy text. heather-buchel.com/blog/2023/07/just-normal-web-things/
“The largest landowner in the world currently is King Charles III of England. How much land does the Royal Family own? He and the British Royal Family own more than 6,600,000,000 acres of land around the world. They technically own… Read More »Recommended Read: The World’s Largest Landowners
A look into how much people have dunk historically compared to present www.lefineder.com/p/when-did-people-stop-being-drunk Some snippets “[beer] … was subsequently contributing around a 1/3 of government revenue in England and a 1/4 of government revenue in Holland” “For English soldiers, it’s… Read More »Recommended Read: When did people stop being drunk all the time?
Is the fact that people living in more populated areas are in general more “progressive” or “left” oriented just a correlation, or is there some causal link? This article looks into this oxfordpoliticalreview.com/2021/06/28/the-politics-of-place-why-proximity-makes-progressives/ Snippets “Whatever her motivating concern, she is… Read More »Recommended Read: The Politics of Place – Why Proximity Makes Progressives
Nice article trying to summarize the book Understanding Media from Marshall McLuhan https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126274.Understanding_Media Snippets “wheel extends our feet, the phone extends our voice, television extends our eyes and ears, the computer extends our brain, and electronic media, in general, extend… Read More »Recommended Read: Teaching McLuhan: Understanding Understanding Media | enculturation