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More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- ChatGPT dolls becoming caregivers in South Korea. The cost of a caregiver and a robot already have to be close. How soon does it become cheaper for an insurance plan to just cover the costs of a robot?

- Interesting profile of Squadron Barkley. Was not aware of that side of Barkley.

- Removing phones from the classroom truly is a bi-partisan issue. In the age of AI I'd include teachers in that ban too.

- Ted Talk: Let's Get Real about Free Speech.

Eulogize the Living

Say It Now

 

Link came from this podcast by Peter Attia. Also well worth your time.

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

- Read Old Books. Making sure they're the right old books is the key.

- New analysis suggests Covid vaccines caused 300,000 excess deaths and $147 billion in damage to the economy.

- Saying goodbye to Wolfgang

- David Deutsch - Chemical scum that dream of distant quasars. Great TED Talk from 2005 

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Ted Talk

Gratitude

The Bridge Between Suicide and Life

The Holiday seasons are upon us. That's also when many people's thoughts turn to suicide.

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- The Disney+ app looks pretty cool.

- Interesting new design for space telescopes

- Heh Heh

- Is Dark Matter older than the Big Bang?

- Heh Heh

- Interesting Ted Talk on growing new brain cells.

- Bitter Wheat looks like an entertaining play. Too bad Hollywood would never make a movie out of it.

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

- Canada needs to fight back against unfair Chinese trade practices. China knows it can bully Canada but if Trudeau is ousted as PM due to the Quebec scandal and is replaced by a Conservative then China will either feel the pain economically of new Canadian tariffs or it will resolve it's trade war with the US hoping Canada will fall in line.

- I might be in the minority but this looks pretty cool to me. Granted I have a thing for blimps and I do not think this would work in congested city environments.

- Heh Heh

- How the brain fights off fears that return to haunt us

- Nassim Taleb: a definition of Antifragile and its implications.

- 43-years ago this week.

- The 25 most popular Ted Talks. I think I've only seen 3.

The Math Behind Basketball

Very interesting. I can't help but think of this technology in the hands of a professional bettor. Can you imagine how such technology could be used in real-time to make millions from in game betting?

We are in a brave new world.

Mike Lombardi's Ted Talk on Leadership

Well worth 15 minutes of your time.

Also I can recommend his book Gridiron Genius. Read it recently and really enjoyed it.

Listen to the Buddha

Don't be a dick. And don't be a pussy. Great life advice!

"TED" Talks

Perfect. Found via Borepatch who himself is a Thought Leader.

My favorite "real" Ted Talk still remains this one. Great life advice!

Quantum Biology

Interesting Ted Talk by Jim Al-Khalili on what I truly see as the next big thing in science - quantum biology.

Advice for Men

Two simple rules for men.

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

- 12 things JK Rowling has revealed after the publication of last book. No real news here for big Harry Potter fans.

- Grantland has a look back at the failure of the Russian Sochi Winter Olympics.

- I just love this photo - Stonehedge's gardener mowing the grass 1955

- Cool - nice summary of places to go for free content for your iPhone, iPad, Kindle, etc.

- The 20 most popular Ted Talks

- Good on you JetBlue

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- Heh heh - seems about right

- Awesome - Christopher Walken dancing

- Very cool - Black Death (Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stephani) - ooh fleas on rats, ooh fleas on rats!

- Incredible correction from the Washington Post

- Joe Posnanski on Louis Sockalexis. Worth the read.

- Heh heh - 20 Best Ted Talks

Advice for Men

Maybe the best advice I've seen ever in a TED Talk.

The Art of Misdirection

Incredible.