Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Aviator, diver, Etherean, nexialist, PhD in aviation and climate science, host of /diving /ethfinance /forteantimes /geopolitics /science /singapore /thomas
Today's HN headliner is about the "default settings" of our busy productive lives being high enough that we don't smell the proverbial flowers.
Both the creative building process, which feeds on deep thinking, and the thoughtful consumption process, which feeds on sustained attention, require that we make time and hea...
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Track SANTA1 (callsign HOHOHO, type sleigh) flying from XMS (North Pole) to XMS via circumnavigation at
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Approximately USD 0.6–0.8 trillion globally now depend on there existing some yet-undiscovered phase transition that will abruptly transform AI into AGI
‘Tis the season for wishful thinking 💫
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About the fourth place
You're probably familiar with the concept of the third place, which was coined by urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg in 1989. While the the home (the first place) is isolating, and the workplace (the second place) mission-driven, the third place is a location with no formal purpose, but which fulfi...
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Best 3D printer for an 11-year old and *ahem* possibly his geeky dad too?
Asking for a friend of course.
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So, let me get this straight.
If AI succeeds, people will lose their jobs.
But if the AI bubble bursts, people will lose their jobs?
How do I short people?
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Bacteria from a Japanese tree frog was found to completely eradicate colorectal cancer cells in mice, and even provided ongoing protection against new cancer
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In Phu Quoc, Vietnam right now and they’ve built a small replica of an Italian town, except the buildings are just stucco facades with Mediterranean-style windows and colonnades painted over them.
It’s a bit surreal but it seems to please a certain target demographic of tourists with how they imagine Italy to be
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Once, my electric toothbrush stopped working, so I didn’t brush until I received its replacement two weeks later
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This cute 2.5-minute ad for a supermarket chain in France has apparently gone viral.
As a happy vegetarian myself, it's a heartwarming season's reminder that all that is friend-shaped is not necessarily food, and what looks predator-shaped may be a friend in disguise. All a matter of perspective, or perhaps willingnes...
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