…on Great Britain. Note, though, that this was written before Labour was wiped out in the election. Perhaps there’s hope yet.
Engineering Lessons From Elon
Elon explains how to build anything with first principles pic.twitter.com/DTBuEfazi7
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) May 9, 2026
I’m working on a lunar skycrane project, and doing a trade on how/when to unreel/reel the tether, but I’m thinking about simplifying by simply making it fixed length.
The Bronze Age
What was the most important transition in human history, the thing that most drastically altered our species' way of life? David Reich's lab has found evidence pointing to a new answer.
— Dwarkesh Patel (@dwarkesh_sp) May 9, 2026
There are two standard candidates:
1. The shift from hunting and gathering to farming, around… pic.twitter.com/649RdS9Bl4
Interesting. I would think that the recent explosion of tech would be a similar driver, but it’s happening too fast to affect natural selection.
Falcon 9
It was an historic rocket, but its successor will be much more so.
The Climate Scam
It’s official now that it was always a scam.
Pulling No Punches
Spencer Pratt is an actor. He does not have the education, experience, or know how to truly destroy a city like Karen Bass. https://t.co/xBhwLZ10eb
— Jarvis (@jarvis_best) May 5, 2026
The Horns Of Hormuz
The squeeze on the IRGC continues.
Barefoot In The House
I generally do this, only putting on sandals or slippers to go outside. I’ve had issues with fungus in the past, and it helps to let my feet breathe. And only having cats, and not kids, there is no Lego danger.
Seductive AI
Let’s Hope
The last days of the Iranian regime?