So one of the obvious problems we have in the US right now is income inequality. The disparity between the 1% (and, to a lesser extent, the… Read more “Alaska gold and oil revenue: a model for AI data centers”
Tag: politics
Anti-tech terrorism is not inevitable, but the rulers aren’t helping
In Futureproofing Humanity, I wrote a bit about Ted Kaczynski. I talked about his argument in the so-called “Unabomber Manifesto” (actually titled “Industrial Society and Its Future”… Read more “Anti-tech terrorism is not inevitable, but the rulers aren’t helping”
Optimism with the rising sun
All right. We all know things have been crazy. You don’t have to agree with me about politics or the weather or anything else to agree that… Read more “Optimism with the rising sun”
Doubling down on ALL of higher ed
It’s nice to see news reporting on the current federal administration’s attacks on higher ed (those attacks being mostly a combination of censoring voices they don’t like… Read more “Doubling down on ALL of higher ed”
Coronavirus and the Corrupted Blood Incident in World of Warcraft
Way back in 2005, when World of Warcraft was still the hottest thing in videogaming, there was an epidemic: the plague of Corrupted Blood. Some years later,… Read more “Coronavirus and the Corrupted Blood Incident in World of Warcraft”
