The physics of economics...

Funding the Future

Economic questions: the Schrödinger question

This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have ...

I've read "What Is Life", but I can't find it on my bookshelves. Maybe it was online? Anyway, I like this POV. My question would be, "if we suddenly removed money from the system, could the system still function?"

The armed princesses...

The Conversation

Warrior princesses of ancient Egypt? Skeletons show women used the weapons buried with them

Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with bows, arrows and daggers – and new research shows they weren’t just for decoration.

The Earth did move! Live on BHN!

Grimes is one of the few reasons to still be on x...

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𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) on X

I have a friend I'm trying to hire who's basically unemployable and homeless however like, once u start knowing her you basically get roped into he...

What a crap decade this is...

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#BHN Bird flu is in NZ, what does that mean? How does it spread? What do we need to know? #nzpol #nzpolitics

New Zealand's coming election (7th Nov) is looking very interesting. The two main parties appear to have peaked while the two main third parties are rising and suddenly running neck and neck. Meanwhile, a party that's never been in government before is looking like it might cross the 5% threshold this time, given its current trajectory. And there's still four months to go!

Opinion polling for the 2026 New Zealand general election - Wikipedia

NZ has a new strategic partnership...

Farmers Weekly

Luxon and Modi announce a new strategic partnership

Christoper Luxon and Narendra Modi unveil a strategic partnership, with the PM dismissing renewed concerns over a contentious India FTA investment ...

"During the Biden years, The Intercept published an article reminding Americans that, in the era of the youth revolution, the Right was terrified of an 'educated proletariat.'"

The Atlas Network's fear of an "educated proletariat"

The US Right has been working to deconstruct the federal education department and public education. The Atlas Network's partners are part of the ga...

There's a lot of meat in this Carole Cadwalladr article. "Facebook's silencing of a whistleblower shines a light on a private justice system and a 'post-state' future where tech bros write the rules. Or as we call them, 'laws'".

Silenced

Facebook's silencing of a whistleblower shines a light on a private justice system and a "post-state" future where tech bros write the rules. Or as...

"The Prime Minister’s Science Prize has been awarded to the Fetal Physiology and Neuroscience team from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. The team has developed a ‘cooling cap’ to reduce brain damage for babies from low oxygen at birth. It's now recognised as the standard of care globally, and has prevented severe disability for thousands of babies."

RNZ

World-leading Kiwi research wins top science prize

The PM's Science Prize has been awarded to an Auckland team who's work has prevented severe disability for thousands of babies around the world.

The interview about the development of the cooling cap's very interesting.

Chuckle. "The maintainers described AI pull requests as 'demoralizing' for the Godot team, echoing comments made earlier this year when maintainer Rémi Verschelde said AI pull requests were increasingly draining and demoralizing wastes of time. AI PRs, one game studio that uses Godot noted earlier this year, are largely garbage, come from users who don’t understand what they’re proposing, and are largely 'a total shitshow.'"

theregister

Godot says bye bye AI, bans vibe-coded contributions

#AI #Godot #VibeCoding