Making the Inevitable Obvious
Weekly Links, 12/27/2024
- Interesting shift that seems to be happening in the US as “crunchy” organic, home-made vibe shifts from lefty to righty. I embrace this widening. How the Right Claimed ‘Crunchy’
- The principles outlined here are basically the ones we use for our moving salon dinners. They really work. the ultimate guide to holding world class dinner parties
Weekly Links, 12/6/2024
- Hook a bar code scanner to a speaker and then make music from bar codes. Playing Music With Barcode Scanners
- I am leaning into JOMO instead of FOMO. JOMO is the “joy of missing out.” Started as a church movement. Applies beyond social media. The Joy of Missing Out: Lessons from a Church-Wide Digital Detox
- If you want more tourists to your spot anywhere in the world you want to get it on XiaoHungShu, China’s combo of Instagram + Tripadvisor. Xiaohongshu has revolutionized Chinese tourism in Southeast Asia
Weekly Links, 11/01/2024
- China is aiming to put humans back on the moon within 3-4 years from now, years before the US returns humans to the moon. That will be a huge pychological blow to Americans. With Dreams of a Lunar Outpost, China Takes New Risks in Space Race With U.S.
Weekly Links, 10/04/2024
- This 2-minute podcast created by Google NotebookLM AI is worth listening to for it’s brilliant imititation and creatitivity. The NotebookLM hosts realizing they are AI and spiraling out is a twist I did not see coming
Weekly Links, 09/20/2024
- One showcase for AI gen video is to re-make trailers of famous sci-fi films. Here is the Fifth Element from the 1950s. The Fifth Element – 1950’s Super Panavision 70
Weekly Links, 08/30/2024
- I found myself in great agreement with the advice in this crisp essay on why you should quit your job, particularly a good job, and encourage productive leisure. Quit Your Job
Weekly Links, 07/05/2024
- Read this excellent summary of the state of the art in fusion energy: why progress has been slow and why it may now speed up. Or not! Highly recommended. Will We Ever Get Fusion Power?
Weekly Links, 06/28/2024
- The Author’s Guild — who should love libraries and readers — should also side with the Internet Archive Library Lending program to support their readers. @authorsguild 500,000 Books Have Been Deleted From The Internet Archive’s Lending Library
- This is a very well considered debate between two schools of long term thinking —Effective Alturists vs Progress Studies. I love the illumination of two slightly different views with a common long-term perspective. @jasoncrawford The EA-Progress Studies War is Here, and It’s a Constructive Dialogue!
Weekly Links, 06/14/2024
- Fantastic explanation of why AIs are NOT going to cause massive unemployent, post by Andrew McAfee @amcafee The Robots Won’t Cause Massive Unemployment This Time, Either
Weekly Links, 06/07/2024
- The decade that most people believe to be the peak of “the best times” will usually work out to be the decade they were 11. I’ve seen this all over the world, but here is data from the US: America’s best decade, according to data
