How drones changed war in Ukraine
Terrifying stuff.
Society
Is AI profitable yet?
No. https://isaiprofitable.com
Collections: The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans? Part I: Beginnings and Legends
There in some truth in any story. “Legends are a tricky historical source to use. The key is to remember that the value of these legends for us is often not in their truth about the past (which may be… Read More »Collections: The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans? Part I: Beginnings and Legends
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
Slavery as necessity. “To greatly simplify, in this vision, what makes the ancient economy distinct from other subsequent forms was its substantial reliance on slavery (as opposed to dependent tenants or wage laborers) as the main system by which labor… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
If You Do Not Want To Talk With Me…
and your service is not working, I do not care about your product. I will just cancel my subscription or do not buy from you anymore. Either make sure your shit works or let me talk to a human. I… Read More »If You Do Not Want To Talk With Me…
Production Engineering When Trading Billions of Dollars a Day
Automated trading is scary.
Ex-CIA Officer Breaks Down Spy Movies
Interesting insights.
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
Diplomacy was hard in the ancient world. “On the diplomatic side, yes, Imperator in its deviations from the EUIV model captures something real about the ancient world, which is, quite simply, the relatively primitive and disconnected state of diplomacy in… Read More »Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part I: Divisa in Partes Tres
More Money Does Not Equal More Wealth
People often mistake having more money with being more wealthy. Governments can print money and it does not help them. Money is a way to exchange value. It is not value on its own. You can have unlimited bank account,… Read More »More Money Does Not Equal More Wealth
Miscellanea: Victoria III Confirmed! (First Impressions)
Delegation. “the war system is quite different. Gone are moving individual armies through provinces, replaced by ‘fronts’ to which armies are assigned to either defend or push forward. I think some players are going to be quite unhappy with the… Read More »Miscellanea: Victoria III Confirmed! (First Impressions)