Juan Orbea
@juanorbea
A node in a network
Juan Orbea
Reflexive processes that become historically significant tend to follow an initially self-reinforcing, but eventually self-defeating, pattern.
George Soros • Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Alto Neuroscience
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The heat released by fission in nuclear reactors must be captured and transferred for use in electricity generation. To this end, reactors use coolants (e.g., water) that remove heat from the core where the fuel is processed and carry it to electrical generators. Coolants also serve to maintain manageable pressures within the core.
Bessemer Venture Partners • Investing in a world powered by nuclear fission
Eventually, as the negative consequences of the financial crisis played its way out, and say, all the banks disappeared, some kind of new approach (e.g. Google innovating an entirely new way of handling banking) or the emergence of an entirely different regime, would have come into place, and we would have moved forward effectively with no damage... See more
Jordan Hall • Four Layer Model of Social Systems | Deep Code Experiment: Episode 1
Wild type – the wild type is adapted for the niche of just nature. Human beings where primary problems are associated with survival in nature. The wild type developed consciousness in the context of culture, to produce a culture that is adapted to a niche.
Jordan Hall • The Game of Thrones | Deep Code Experiment: Episode 4
Before considering further the implications of the Singularity, let’s examine the wide range of technologies that are subject to the law of accelerating returns. Given that the electrons have less distance to travel, the circuits also run twice as fast, providing an overall quadrupling of computational power. After sixty years of devoted service,... See more
Ray Kurzweil • The Law of Accelerating Returns « the Kurzweil Library + collections
Canva simplifies making digital designs without using complex tools such as Adobe Creative Suite. Its platform enables creators to efficiently create graphic designs, presentations, and videos. The company offers creators templates, a user-friendly UI, and collaboration features.
Contrary Research • Canva
The smartest decision-makers don't go with their guts. Their success relies on having a future-oriented approach and the ability to consider all their options in a creative, productive way.
Riverhead Books • Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
The second? In 2006, they had the idea that there would be advantages to hosting other people's applications and AWS was born. A few years later in 2008, the entire market for cloud computing was a little north of $5B. Today? AWS alone is generating over $80B in revenue.