Proof-of-work is a disaster. There’s no way to couch it; arguments about it providing economic incentives for renewable energy are cognitive dissonance at best. Proof-of-work blockchains have the environmental footprint of a small country. Bitcoin could raise global temperatures …
Making the rounds on the social media and more are the videos from Boston Dynamics featuring the Atlas doing some Parkour. Boston Dynamics has a “Inside the lab: How does Atlas work?” video as well. Falling down version here.This post is about the Sony QRIO which is not around …
On June 6, we lost my mother. The last really coherent thing she said to me was, “I love you guys”. The second-to-last thing was, “I need you”. The third-to-last thing was, “how will we get to the Cape?”My great grandparents built a house in East Falmouth on Cape Cod around a …
This is my monthly roundup of the books, articles, and streaming media I found interesting. Here's my list for July, 2021. This is a lighter list than usual because I'm in the middle of driving across the US with my family.BooksMexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia. An …
