things no one is talking about
probably bad things, random facts about things we thought we knew, etc. (AI is on the other board.)
things no one is talking about
When systems that were designed for resilience are optimized instead for efficiency, they break.
kyla scanlon • The Most Valuable Commodity in the World Is Friction
on the influence of tech frictionlessness in physical infrastructure systems, like airplanes — terrifying stuff
It feels strange to me, that fixing the things that patriarchy has always loathed, like women getting older, loving themselves as they are and being individual - with cosmetic surgery has become a feminist act. And one we’re being sold as being entirely our choice, when distinguishing between societal pressure and our own autonomy is so, so hard to... See more
Anita Bhagwandas • Is this any way to treat a face?
Just a moment...
walzr.coman (outdated) list of things you can buy on Amazon for less than the cost of a stamp and free shipping
With your interest in decentralized spaces, I’m curious what you think about decentralized or “network” states, which are, in theory, startup countries—a bunch of like-minded people who met online and bought up land together, for example. Are you following the network state movement?
We’ll have a lot of trial and error to develop good governance in... See more
We’ll have a lot of trial and error to develop good governance in... See more
archive.ph
network state movement???
One of the book’s central innovations is Nguyen’s notion of value capture , whereby we are offered a simple metric designed to answer a complex evaluative question, and end up outsourcing our own values to that metric. How important and influential is my scholarship? Enter the h -index. How good and considerate am I as a passenger? Enter my uber ra... See more
Kate Manne • Substack is a Dangerous Game for Writers
KNEW IT. SNIFFED IT immediately. “The inspirational yet vacuous fare that makes a fetish out of individual grit and achievement is funded by a right-wing billionaire who wants you to forget about systemic causes of injustice.”
Single family homes use less energy per square foot than multifamily apartments, likely because certain "fixed" energy costs like refrigerators and water heaters are spread across more living space.
Brian Potter • 50 Things I’ve Learned Writing Construction Physics
but this is not inherently a bad fact! on aggregate and per capita, multifamily apartments use less energy
This is a sign with facial recognition built in. It’s plugged into a database that reads moods and recognizes emotions so they can spit out a request for targeted advertising.