Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The secret engine powering Anthropic's growth. 

- CERN is powering down the Large Hadron Collider for upgrades. It will reopen in 2030.

- Many a truth is said in jest.

- Kevin Kelly: The Forever Book. An idea that will stick with you.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Interesting - CERN turns to open access software in response to Microsoft raising its fees

- 5 recommended science summer reading books from Jim Al-Khalili. I'm adding two of them to my Wish List

- Sometimes you do think too much

- Some details are emerging from the shooting of David Ortiz. Life seems to be very cheap in the Dominican Republic. I fully expect the suspects to die in prison before they have a chance to testify against whoever hired them.

- Well worth your time lecture by Russ Roberts on the Hidden Harmony of Everyday Life

- Jordan Peterson announces free speech social media platform Thinkspot. This will be interesting to monitor. You have to pay to be on it but it seems the revenue is shared with content creators.

- Heh Heh

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- This is what cows look like when you blow dry them. I have to wonder if this was some sort of experiment by the NFL looking into suede footballs.

- If you had any doubts that Vladimir Putin was nothing but a leader of thugs.

- And speaking of Russia - this is what man-made climate change looks like.

- 21 phrases you use without knowing you're quoting Shakespeare.

- Interesting interview about what it's like to be a scientist at CERN

- Mmmmm - low carb and gluten free salad

Higgs Boson Discovered

Very big news out of CERN - the Higgs boson has been discovered - or I guess more correctly - the Higgs boson has been scientifically detected. This is very big news for science but probably my last chance to repeat this joke:

The Higgs boson walks into a bar. Bartender says, "What's the matter?" "Exactly."”

EDIT: Stephen Hawking's reaction to the news is beyond awesome.