Why IKEA Wins
They are bad at most stuff. So what is the secret?
Economics
Unfortunately, AI Might Be Turning Us Into Peasants
Reading a lot of ACOUP, lot of issues with the video, but the idea of techno-feudalism has its logic.
How Complex Systems Fail
It is not matter of if, but matter of how. “The failures change constantly because of changing technology, work organization, and efforts to eradicate failures.” https://how.complexsystems.fail/
Why I remain a skeptic
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
Why US Isn’t Broke Yet
How countries go broke.
Solar Energy Solves Global Warming
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
Iran
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
How Ice Sculpted Canada
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
Canada vs the 51st State
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
Iran
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