Ouch. “We are 4 years into this ‘revolution’ and the industry has almost nothing to show for it. Software has not improved in quality, got faster, become cheaper to produce (when you exclude the mountain of poor-quality demoware that no… Read More »Why I remain a skeptic
Hard to conquer place like that. “After 900, only about two foreign invasions of the Pannonian Basin succeeded. One was none other than the Mongols.” https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/why-is-hungary-so-small
Are some people counting on stuff like this so much that we do not do much now to cut emissions? “If pulling CH4 from the ground is only getting more expensive, and the energy needed to pull it from the… Read More »Solar Energy Solves Global Warming
If you have ever wondered. “The diplomat’s goal is to build a correct, if boring, model of the world, continuously update it, and prepare decision-makers to hold to that model with the right level of confidence.” https://asteriskmag.com/issues/15/how-diplomats-see-the-world
Is this where Fremen Mirage comes from? “While it’s difficult for a lowland people to attack through mountains, it is easier for amountain-based people to descend onto the plains. This dichotomy between mountain people and plains people was evident as… Read More »Iran
Ice ice baby. “In the late 1700s, Russia had been on a mission of imperial conquest for 600 years. One of the main reasons is because of ice, which makes Siberia inhospitable, so it was relatively easy for Russia to… Read More »How Ice Sculpted Canada
Just because something makes sense on paper, does not mean you should do it. “Until 2022, a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia was simply inconceivable. Then Putin did it. Things seem impossible until they aren’t—it only takes the right… Read More »Canada vs the 51st State
It is just a stupid war. “Although Iran is exposed to all these external threats given its location, it’s huge. With 1.7M km2 and a population of 90M people, it is 70% larger and has more population than Afghanistan and… Read More »Iran
Or what’s left of it. “When you take apart each step of their thinking, you can understand the logic. But when you put them all together, that’s when it breaks. Indeed, the Nationalist Bloc in Israel does not want Palestine… Read More »The Struggle for the Soul of Israel
Don’t do this to your company. “Say you’re in charge of a big software effort. If you make it hard to change code by requiring multiple levels of reviews, a web of Jira tickets, a horde of people needing to… Read More »Reverse Jevons Paradox