Monday, November 7, 2022
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Ornithopter with morphing-coupled wingbeat pattern
You can create an image with artificial intelligence
Try out generating artificial intelligence art at this portal - give a text prompt and it makes an image.
I asked it to draw a shiny conservative sports car.
Will The Gulf States Survive When Oil Runs Out?
I was surprised at the level of detail of economic theory he goes into.
Does he ever really explain why these oil-rich countries will not emerge from oil-based economies into continued prosperity?
He says the oil-revenue investments are not transparent, the labor force is coerced and trapped, and the banks are constrained by Muslim ideology, and it's hard for them to transition out of oil into other industries because they had no large industries prior to oil which they can fall back on.
That's pretty comprehensive, but it still doesn't prevent them from reinventing themselves, their banks, and their social investments to permit future prosperity.
Revealing how THE PINK PANTHER teaches English rhythm!
A well-illustrated, precise, and surprising look at how we stress syllables in English, how it can be difficult for non-native English speakers, and what that has to do with the pink panther song.
Doesn't he look like Anthony Hopkins?
Evolving AI Art
Generating an evolution of AI images to find a beautiful image.
11:52 "it is a very good way of finding images you're not looking for."
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Righteous anger
"The trouble with righteous anger is that it is so much easier to be angry than righteous."
- see Mark 11:12-17
How gas pumps know when to turn themselves off
Can Groceries Be Delivered TOO Quickly?!
It's worth having prepared food from restaurants delivered quickly, but
11:19 the convenience of delivering groceries within minutes really isn't worth it, if it leads to public nuisance, more dangerous streets, and exploitative labor practices. Tuesday, November 1, 2022
These Super Trees Grow Faster and Store More Carbon
Genetically modified popular trees grow faster and capture 53% more carbon.
3:05 the enzyme rubisco incorrectly latches onto oxygen instead of CO2, requiring redundant energy expenditure to get rid of the inadvertent product. Genetic modification can improve efficiency of this photosynthesis.
The business model is to sell the carbon credits (from growing this modified tree) to polluters.
The global food crisis.
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