Can you 'live long and prosper' by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that 'highly illogical?' - Phys.org.
Illogical.
#postscarcity #startrek
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-prosper-economics-star-trek-highly.html
Daniel Khent
danielkhent@nostrplebs.com
npub14220...yxtr
#writing, #AI, #bitcoin, #transhumanism, #postscarcity, #solarpunk, #lunarpunk, #ecopsycology
This UTV Battles Drones in Ukraine.
To permute Gibson’s adage: War finds its own uses for things.
#warefare #drones
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UTV Driver
This UTV Battles Drones in Ukraine
Ukraine has put the V2X Tempest into service. The anti-UAS platform carries a radar and two Hellfire missiles for shoot-and-scoot missions against ...
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2026 Can-Am Maverick X3: Powerful Side-by-Side Vehicle
Conquer any terrain with the 2026 Can-Am Maverick X3! Engineered for extreme off-road performance, these rugged SSVs are built to handle it all.
Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater.
#science
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bumblebee-queens-breathe-underwater
Yellowstone: World's largest acidic geyser erupts for first time since 2020
Wacky Yellowstone and its non-stop shenanigans
#geology #science
Yellowstone: World's largest acidic geyser erupts for first time since 2020
The Echinus Geyser had been silent for the last six years, and it is unknown whether the eruptions will continue into the summer.
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
#climatechange #waterscarcity
the Guardian
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
Rydberg atoms detect clear signals from a handheld radio
You just know the spy agencies are funding this.
#spy #technology
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-rydberg-atoms-handheld-radio.html#google_vignette
Microsoft’s analog optical computer passed two practical tests: banking optimization and MRI reconstruction. Still early, but it points to faster, lower-energy AI for specific workloads.
#AnalogAI #AIHardware
Source
Microsoft’s analog optical computer cracks two practical problems and shows AI promise
A Microsoft analog optical computer has solved two optimization problems and shown potential for AI workloads using less energy.
Yuan Muzhi was one of the country’s top leftist Shanghai filmmakers in the 1930s.
#shanghai #1930s
#SixthTone
Remembering a Titan of Early Chinese Cinema
Yuan Muzhi was one of the country’s top leftist filmmakers in the 1930s. Now the Shanghai International Film Festival is running a retrospective ...
“I don’t think we can all be working 15-hour weeks right now. But is the right number 25? 35?”
Don’t forget the human capacity to generate nearly illimitable make-work.
#postscarcity
Vox
A utopian strand of economic thought is making a surprising comeback
It was once normal for economists to imagine a world with less work. What happened?
Ecopsychology and Addiction Recovery
#ecopsychology
resilience
The Addiction Afflicting Billions—A Conversation with Chellis Glendinning on Ecopsychology and Addiction Recovery
Post Carbon Institute Senior Fellow and author Richard Heinberg interviews Chellis Glendinning, activist, social critic, and author of My Name Is C...
Possibly getting closer to fault‑tolerant quantum computing?
#quantumcomputing #quantum
ECOticias.com
Google has just crossed the quantum threshold: thus begins the era of error-free computers
Google clears a key quantum computing milestone, showing errors fall as systems scale and opening the door to fault-tolerant machines.
This Deep-Sea Creature Looks Like An Underwater Fireworks Display
#science
https://www.iflscience.com/this-deepsea-creature-looks-like-an-underwater-fireworks-display-45743
Boeing Has Patented a Plasma 'Force Field' to Protect Against Shock Waves
But will it keep the snow off the house and driveway?
#science #technology
ScienceAlert
Boeing Has Patented a Plasma 'Force Field' to Protect Against Shock Waves
As weapons get more sophisticated, researchers are trying to build defence systems that can keep pace, and what’s better than a force field? Aer...
largest liquid air energy storage system on Earth
#renewableenergy
Goodbye to coal and lithium: They are building the largest liquid air energy storage system on Earth
“Generally, building sustainably means building with a carbon footprint in mind, and engineering creative solutions to keep that footprint small.”
Not so sure about buildings being the largest emitter but they are gassy.
#climatechange #architecture
MSN
Microgrids. Small installations of solar panels and battery storage were used for disaster recovery in Western NC
#renewableenergy
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters
Microgrids Ready to Aid Recovery and Resilience
A winter storm with the potential to create widespread power outages swept through NC, but a new tool is aiding recovery and resilience.
#writing
Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026
I guess running an LLM is out.
#vintagecomputing
Tom
Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026 — Intel 8080 powered machine ran its first program 52 years later
See it get programmed and play
BLM yanks American Prairie bison grazing leases
This is sad. Bison are good for the land. And of course innately mythical.
#ecopsychology
https://dailymontanan.com/2026/01/16/burgum-yanks-american-prairie-bison-grazing-leases/