Professor Answers Robotics Questions
Some sober look at current state of the art of AI.
Metod Rybar
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Victoria II, Part II: The Ruin of War
Power rules them all. “What is at work here is not the Congresses themselves and certainly not law (indeed, the individual Congresses could be startlingly inconsistent), but rather balance of power politics. The pressures of anarchy aren’t restrained, but instead… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Victoria II, Part II: The Ruin of War
How We Keep Making Offices Worse
It is by design.
AI taking jobs
Is it working or just lowering wages artificially?
The Steam Turbine: The Surprising Relationship of Engineering & Science
Science helps to solve issues but is not always needed.
Cost/Benefit
Everything has costs and potential benefits (or harm). Giving a one hour talk to a company of 200 can cost you 30k just in terms of salaries. There is hidden costs in terms of work not being done. And the… Read More »Cost/Benefit
Building a Cathedral without Science
Engineers doing shit for millenia.
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Victoria II, Part I: Mechanics and Gears
You can simulate history in many ways. “armies are recruited from pops; each regiment in your army is directly tied back to the pop that supports and reinforces it. If the pop is radicalized, so is the unit. If the… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Victoria II, Part I: Mechanics and Gears
Can the Bundeswehr fight?
Lets hope so. The Economist (EU) Sat, Apr 25, 2026 Can the Bundeswehr fight?https://pressreader.com/article/281612426992083
Killing Pax Americana
Shooting the world in the leg.