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a weekly list of goodies, ideas, pieces of research, principles, models, and other random stuff curated by Robert
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Electromagnetism is essentially magic
NASA’s big, new moon rocket begins rollout en route to launchpad tests.
Eric Weinstein and Jordan Peterson on God | David Wolpe and Lex Fridman
New Mac is out. Universal Control is out: and it allows you to use a single keyboard and mouse between Mac and iPad.
How do nuclear submarines work?
How America became a super-power
A retrospective chart review of the effects of modafinil on depression as monotherapy and as adjunctive therapy
One day in the coldest village on Earth
How the best hackers learn their craft
War 🇺🇦
I’ve received a few messages and emails from Ukrainians in my community. Guys, if you can read today’s email, feel free to send me a message.
I’ve been hesitating about posting too much stuff about the current events. I’m always trying to understand both sides of the fence and possibly put myself into a birds-eye-view stance looking at humanity. Even though I am not fully aware of what’s happening behind the curtain (because the curtain became thicker and more compartmentalized) — I trust myself enough to bypass my fallacies and use common sense. I also talked to people, read tons of stuff, and watched some folks I respect debating about this. When you see people being arrested just for kicks & white flags, it can sure be manipulation. But why? Humans are not that clever. At least most of them. One can’t be clever by refusing to adopt an ideology. One is clever when manages to infiltrate, absorb, integrate and enhance from inside. “Manipulation is everywhere!” they say. Sure it is, but remember that the manipulators are not that clever.
I’ve also created a YouTube playlist of content related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It includes content that’s sort of war-related as well, such as pivotal military operations, how our current technology works (planes, submarines, etc.). The playlist is incomplete for now, as I would have to track and pinpoint my video consumption since all of this started. In a sense, I’m tracking my consumption to see where I started and ended up. Biases, media manipulation, and everything in between. I know this content may come in mostly from a Western point of view. The reality is that it becomes harder and harder to find what the others are saying. When in doubt, follow the people you know and trust. If you are still in doubt, read more. If you are still in doubt, use common sense.
War Doves, War Norms, War Moms: I also read a machine translation of a verified (for what that’s worth) Russian FSB (security service that succeeded the KGB) account about being surprised about the war. Some notable quotes from the translation (lightly edited): “No one knew that there would be such a war, so no one prepared for such sanctions. This is the reverse side of secrecy: since no one was told, then who could calculate what no one was told about?”
a special 24 page report into TikTok’s activities in Russia. They exclusively discovered that TikTok has blocked an estimated 95% of content previously available to its 55 million users in Russia ~without announcing this move ~
Fact Check-Doctored video appears to show Putin announcing peace
What McDonald’s departure from Russia means to the country. You can also go a bit back and see the McDonald’s opens in hungry Moscow, but costs half-a-day’s wages for lunch, 1990
My latest post about a non-rational humanity
LMGD is a russian World of Warcraft streamer I’ve been following since 2019. Cool guy. Professional gamer. Here’s a quick Twitch snip containing povs regarding the current situation.
The anatomy of a simple Donation 🇺🇦
Beware! On a macro-scale, your donation will indirectly fund defense systems that might kill another human being. You have no control. BUT you can also reverse it and think about your contribution to helping people get shelter, food, water, and other tactical necessities. You can also do this by pushing a few buttons. You have control.
If you would like to donate, here’s How You Can Help Ukraine Right Now.
thought variations
tech will win — will this be in our favour?
latest YouTube video
"Google It" like a Content Creator
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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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