What's the point of inventing new technologies?
Ro.bert
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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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Technologies that I’m learning in 2022 (video)
Apple AirTags are being used to steal high-end cars (video)
How the world would look like in 2022 (1922 newspaper)
Wasp 3D-prints eco-homes from local raw earth for $1K
Elisabeth Holmes found guilty of 4 charges of fraud. See How did clinical chemists respond to Elisabeth Holmes explanations
Linus defends Apple’s $1,000 monitor stand
Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, and Lex Fridman in conversation
How programmers make sure that their software is correct
Longform.org is shutting down
Inside psychogenic death, the phenomenon of “thinking” yourself to death
What is the point of imagining new technologies without new ways of living?
The Italian Electrical Scientist Who (May Have) Inspired Frankenstein
Stars may form 10 times faster than thought
How do you have fun without alcohol?
You do not need a mentor. Find a nemesis instead.
How to design a house to last for 1000 years
Collection of best paper awards for 30 computer science conferences since 1996
Drone carrying a defibrillator saves its first heart attack patient in Sweden
Crypto: the good, the bad and the ugly
latest YouTube video
Logic VS Imagination #Shorts
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