Progress
All advanced technology looks like a “wall of no” until someone finds a path through. Or doesn’t. The only way to know is by throwing money and smart people at it until one’s appetite for risk is spent, or one…
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The Evil You Know
Fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority on banks in 2020 include: • £26m – Barclays • £38m – Commerzbank • £48m – Goldman Sachs • £64m – Lloyds The fines were related to inappropriate conduct or the unfair treatment…
More than 80% of the Ocean is Unexplored
In Austin, Texas, two former Navy SEALs are taking things deeper. Their company, Terradepth, used $8M in seed funding to develop a prototype of a 30-foot underwater drone that can dive 20k feet. The company hopes to deploy a networked…
Humans have been around for many thousands of years…why are most of us right-handed?
Parts Unknown
Note: it seems careless to share a thought like this when Covid has taken millions of lives. It was a thought nonetheless. When lockdown hit and travel was restricted, I felt okay having explored a dozen countries preceding the closures.…
True Size
Use this site to visualise the real size of a country, rather than the impression 2d maps give. Russia is not as big as it seems. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is nearly 40% of the size of USA.
Signal
When you use Signal, your data is stored encrypted on your devices. All of it. Signal servers only get the phone number you joined with, when you joined and last logged on. The Signal app uses the Signal protocol. If…
I downloaded Subnautica because it was free. I didn’t expect it to be one of the most enthralling games I’d ever play.
Why is it so difficult to leave a shop empty-handed? And why am I compelled to theatrically portray my innocence? Does that make it more challenging for store-owners to spot real thieves?
USA’s Wildcard
Today I learned about the petrodollar and how it’s usage is declining. In short, an agreement dating back to the 70s means oil-producing countries sell oil in dollars, driving up demand for the currency. The dollars are then recycled by…