fw:🫀self-assembling space megastructures and advice for young people
Ro.bert
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a weekly list of goodies, ideas, pieces of research, principles, models, and other random stuff curated by Robert
fiery stuff I've been ingesting
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Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures | Lex Fridman Podcast #271
The surprising benefits of gaming
Advice for young people: Life is longer than you think
I graduated from a coding bootcamp. Was it worth it?
What I learned from building websites after a 10-year freelancing hiatus
Biology thought experiment: walking around the cell
If you could design your child, how would you dole out IQ, EQ, and grit?
Twitter to start testing long-awaited edit feature in coming months
How and why to keep a “Cmmonplace Book”
Japanese robot can peel bananas cleanly, most of the time
Can mold cause headaches?
The best way to organize your files and folders
Microplastics Detected in Human Blood in New Study
The risk of discovery
My new Home Screen Wallpaper (and a framework for approaching big-picture life goals)
The decoy effect: how you are influenced to choose without really knowing it
sync YouTube video
How to read higher quality books
Other places
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(͡ ͡° ͜ つ ͡͡°) Telegram group for me to save & share random stuff that might be useful — I find it to be slightly easier vs. Discord for now, but we will see.
👾 some YouTube video essays
— Robert
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