jellyfish are at least 500 ma old, some are immortal, and: If I offered evidence that jellyfish are displacing penguins in Antarctica — not someday, but today — what would you think? If I suggested that jellyfish could crash the world’s fisheries, outcompete the tuna and swordfish, and starve the whales to extinction, would you believe me?
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The Puttermans
nightmares, you’re welcome.
Automating mindless humans
Excellent example why most jobs can and will soon be fully automated. Mindless humans lower the bar dramatically:
“I didn’t know what to say,” said Dan Greding about getting a ticket for being parked longer than 75 minutes, which according to the signs he was installing at the time was the maximum time limit for that block.
SF upgraded to Manhattan
turns out you can preserve the suburbia character of sf while also making it affordable. or you can turn it into tokyo, which would be a big improvement.
1 ultra-dense option, at 100K people per km2, included high-rises like you might see in Hong Kong or New York. But it turns out it’s possible to reach Manhattan-level densities with lower buildings that match the city’s existing character. “When we realized that you could actually house 40K people per km2, we wanted to show that” With some additional 6-story buildings in a neighborhood, suddenly it would be possible to accommodate the number of people who want to live in the city.
Atmospheric CO2 over time
this is the most depressing thing i have seen in a long time.
Spurious correlations
Divorce rate in Maine correlates with Per capita consumption of margarine
Correlation: 0.992558
Shanghai Metro
What a competent subway looks like
meanwhile in NYC the MTA doesn’t want to add these barriers to the “new” second ave subway line (to be completed in 2050) because it would make the rest of the system look bad.
The Emerging Global Web
this a very interesting look into what is going on in emerging markets. the name is so apt because they far surpass the rate of change in the west. while we dork around with qr codes / rfid / nfc / ble, these countries are getting massive things done.
Jesus AntiVirus
Jesus AntiVirus doesn’t posses any kind of malware, anti theft or online exploitation protection coded in it, nor any other form of protection. It works with the belief that Jesus exists, and by having Jesus AntiVirus installed in your device Jesus will use it’s divine powers to protect you and your device.
Concept cars
Hey, remember that time Isuzu made a mid-engined sports car concept with a 350-horsepower V8, suspension tuning by Lotus, seating for 2 adults and 2 kids, AND a fax machine? No? Well, they did.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 