Yes, Everything Crashed--Just Not For You
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*When people stop participating in their own servitude, then things change.
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*A dedicated cadre of readers is devoted to reminding me that I've been
wro...
Readers’ wildlife videos
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Reader Tara Tanaka (Vimeo page here, Flickr page here) is now fighting a
battle to keep her family’s reserve (i.e., her property, which has been
made into ...
Using AI to augment event stream processing
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In this post, I describe how artificial intelligence and machine learning
are used to augment event stream processing. I gave a talk at a Kafka /
Flink con...
The AI-Designed Bioweapon Arms Race
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Interesting article about the arms race between AI systems that
invent/design new biological pathogens, and AI systems that detect them
before they’re cr...
Applied Category Theory 2026
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The next annual conference on applied category theory is in Estonia! •
Applied Category Theory 2026, Tallinn, Estonia, 6–10 July, 2026. Preceded
by the Adj...
Why the rich don’t pay taxes
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from Lars Syll Beneath the civic ideal of taxation as a collective,
equitable endeavour lies an entrenched hypocrisy: the architecture of
modern tax codes ...
From Safe Haven to Seizure Risk
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If Washington and Brussels can seize sovereign reserves, what wealth is
safe in Western custody? Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff unpack the gold
surge, ...
Neither Dominance nor Prestige: Rank
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Recent social-science work distinguishes two classic forms of status:
dominance (or “power”) and prestige (or “honor”).
Career Development Guide for Job Seekers
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Context October 2025: With the government shut down and NASA JPL business
in apparent terminal decline, I have received numerous inbounds from former
colle...
Why Today’s Humanoids Won’t Learn Dexterity
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In this post I explain why today’s humanoid robots will not learn how to be
dexterous despite the hundreds of millions, or perhaps many billions of
dollar...
Natural Selection of Bad Science. Part II
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by John Ridgway In an earlier essay [1] I explained how positive feedbacks
can lead to potentially problematic scientific mono-cultures. I also
acknowled...
New book: The Story of Capital
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My next book, The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know About How
Capital Works, will be published on 24 February 2026 by Verso.
The Final Step of the Scientific Method
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An ideology that cannot be defended by means of evidence and deductive
logic, will inevitably be enforced by violence. You shall know them by
their habit: ...
CS 2881: AI Safety
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The webpage for my AI safety course is on
https://boazbk.github.io/mltheoryseminar/ including homework zero, video of
first lecture and slides. Future blog...
Good News Ukraine.
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Sorting out the real situation in the Russo Ukrainian war
https://billkerr1947.github.io/ukraineWar/ “Artillery Conquers, Infantry
Occupies” and drones are...
Marble Maze Modules
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Beyond the Marble: How Modular Mazes Build Skills and Spark Wonder Building
a marble maze is more than just a fun challenge—it’s a gateway to exploring
a w...
Lifespan extension: separating fact from fiction
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Thinking about longevity practically is a tricky affair. On the one hand,
we have very little definitive knowledge about how to prolong your healthy
years ...
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Building An Inexpensive Robot With micro:bit
I just released the source code and a tutorial on building a remote
controlled robot using the micro:bit.
T...
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