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Ro.bert
here’s your weekly dose of treats 💌
a weekly list of goodies, ideas, pieces of research, principles, models, and other random stuff curated by Robert
fiery stuff I've been ingesting
Visualizing the speed of light & sound
Hardcore History - EP17 Engineering Victory with Elon
Age before beauty Q&A - “Examining the False Dichotomy of Lifespan Versus Healthspan”
How does laser eye surgery work?
Spider-Man 2 - Behind the Scenes: Doc Ock’s Arms
MIT Talk - Steve Jobs President & CEO, NeXT Computer Corp, and Apple
Girl Born Old, Grows Younger With Time
Nvidia Omniverse vs Facebook Metaverse
How cocaine trafficking actually works
EU squeezes gig economy - welcome to the policy
Mainstream AR glasses are still years away
Google exec on company’s privacy philosophy: ‘FLoC will evolve – there will be other birds’
Unlearning What Toyota Taught Us - EV startups, notably Tesla, have ripped Toyota’s game plan to shreds. They’re moving at lightning speed, taking daring steps with new technology, and breaking the old business models.
Scan of the month - Apple Airpods Evolution
A book with a hundred UI/UX tips
Ancient romans and toilet management
The best books on data visualization
A modern UI for Wikipedia
A man shoots at birds all day to keep them off a toxic pit
From Construction to Teaching: Seven Writers On Their Day Jobs
Tacit knowledge versus deliberate practice
Watch Crypto expert explain the Blockchain to Congress
Sleep technique used by Salvador Dalí really works
latest YouTube video
Is Plato still relevant?
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— Robert
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