techno-optimism
Ro.bert
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◾ Notes on technology in the 2020s. Techno-optimistic look over the future of technology of the next decade. Curing diseases, energy leaps, cleaner transportation and more. We’ll go faster. Speed matters.
Let’s talk about life extension, one of my favorite biotech topics. 2020 was a big year for the Conboy Lab at Berkeley, which proved that all the weird past findings about “young blood” extending life were not actually due to any elixir in the blood of children (thank goodness). Rather, the rejuvenating aspects of young blood experiments were due to the dilution of harmful factors in old blood. By mechanically removing plasma and replacing it with saline and enough albumin to replace what was taken out, they diluted aged blood factors in both mice and humans and were able to rejuvenate germ layer tissues and improve cognition by reducing neuroinflammation.These findings are exciting not only because they represent a scientific advance in understanding aging, but also because they herald the first real anti-aging product that could come to market.
⭓From modernist architect, to a life off-grid, a creative life well-lived (video)
⭓ Thefragmentation of media and the growth of journalistic individualism.
⭓ References to decades-old computer software are included in the new Brexit agreement, including a description of Netscape Communicator and Mozilla Mail as being “modern” services. Full article.
⭓ Farmville, the icon of Facebook social games, is shutting down. This is a kind reminder that all things will one day fade away, even the wings of a megalithic corporation. Here’s how they created it.
⭓ Less than half of Americans know that alcohol is a carcinogen. Big Booze wants to keep it that way.
In every new, empty channel, the first people to offer something good can get flooded. Once the channel fills up, all the dynamics change. This happened to SEO, SEM, Facebook, Instagram, podcasts, D2C, Youtube, Tiktok and now newsletters. This is the cycle of life on the internet - any tool that makes it easy for everyone to create and reach an audience… also means you’re competing with everyone.
Worth Mentioning
Dollar Street: allows one tovirtuallyenter the houses and apartments of different families all over the world to see how people really live. Check out their personal belongings and items, and leave all stereotypes at the door.
One might consider playing Cyberpunk 2077 on the phone /w Google Stadia + Backbone.
keysmith.app: makes it easy to create macros for your Mac and the web
Seek: free app that has powerful image recognition technology and can be used to identify plants and animals.
👽 My latest YouTube video
First week of January, 2021. Performing mundane activities.
This is a silent vlog. A fresh experiment.
🐦 Tweets for thought
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