Monday, October 14th, 2024
The Nobel prize in economics was awarded jointly to Simon Johnson, James Robinson and Daron Acemoglu for their research on global inequality. The trio’s work has shed light on the link between colonisation and prosperity, and the importance of strong democratic institutions for countries’ success. The Nobel committee lauded the researchers for their innovative approach to studying “one of our time’s greatest challenges”. [The Economist]
Can creative writing help America win wars? [1843 Magazine]
Paradise lost: Hurricane Milton bashes Florida [The Economist Podcasts]
EIU’s latest report provides an overview of the most improved countries for doing business—and where to watch over the next five years. See the results in this free summary: http://econgrp.co/Nd [The EIU]
A Workaholic’s Guide to Reclaiming Your Life [Harvard Business Review]
Russia jails French researcher in 'foreign agent' case [BBC]
NASA’s Search for Alien Life Turns to Icy Moon of Jupiter [Bloomberg]
Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader [Reuters]
The ICC’s credibility is hanging by a thread [AL-Jazeera News]
Kamala Harris’s Hundred-Day Campaign [The New Yorker]
Adobe’s AI video model is here, and it’s already inside Premiere Pro / New beta tools allow users to generate videos from images and prompts, and extend existing clips in Premiere Pro. [The Verge]
Pennies don’t make cents, in Today, Explained Podcast [Vox]
Tesla Optimus bots were controlled by humans during the ‘We, Robot’ event [TechCrunch] see? It was all a charade, Tesla does not own the real Optimus.
Africa fights rising hunger by looking to foods of the past [MIT Technology Review]
NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa [Business Insider]
1,000!!!! So proud of our flagship podcast. Download and subscribe to episode 1000 of TWiT, and keep us around for another thousand: [Lisa Laporte on LinkedIn]
New cervical cancer treatment regime ‘cuts risk of dying from disease by 40%’ [The Guardian]
Harris Steps Up a Major Push for Black Voters [The New York Times]
'I Saw': Chris Christie Describes 'Significant Declines' In Trump's Cognitive Skills [Huffington Post]
Confessions of a Republican Exile [The Atlantic]
How redistricting could play a key role in the fight to control the House in 2024 [FiveThirtyEight]
Opinion: Hey Dems, stop doomscrolling and go win the election [The Washington Post]
Les ondes gravitationnelles secouent l’astrophysique [Le Monde]
'SNL' Cold Open sees Harris vs Trump in 'Family Feud' [Mashable]
Woman Died After Unknowingly Spraying Herself With Nerve Agent Potent Enough to Kill Thousands [VICE]
Israel Escalates Attacks on Lebanese First Responders — Potentially a War Crime [The Intercept_]
Why some celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day—not Columbus Day [National Geographic]
Nobel Prize goes to 3 economists who study the wealth and poverty of nations [NPR]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking [CapRadioNews]
Immensité, pluralité, disparités [Le Monde diplomatique]
When American Voters Ignored the Warning Signs [Foreign Policy]
America’s Foreign Policy Inertia: How the Next President Can Make Change in a System Built to Resist It [Foreign Affairs]
The History of Japan’s Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Nuclear Survivors’ Group [The Diplomat]
US Intelligence: Russia, China and Iran in Election Propaganda Blitz [The Cipher Brief]
The ‘Beautiful Confusion’ of the First Billion Years Comes Into View [Quanta Magazine] thanks to that soundcloud music track, 10 galaxies in the Sky making a circle, incredible.
Bienvenue dans la Large Magnet Facility du CERN. Nous voyons ici la préparation d'un modèle de câble supraconducteur en diborure de magnésium (MgB2) pour le brasage. [CERN_FR]
NASA Welcomes Estonia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory [NASA]
What’s up, everybody! It’s Monday, October 14th, 2024. While it’s Columbus Day, it’s Indigenous Day instead. Please do not confuse the name with the wonderful great city of Columbus, Ohio, home of the people who are Students at The Ohio State University, quite possibly one of the greatest places on Earth. There’s a lot of commotion, lots of things to worry about. Quite frankly, I am excited, this past afternoon, I had a conference call with 12 people in the (Technology) Industry thanks to BWG Strategy LLC. I was able to discuss how important AMD was, is, and will be in the future. It was great to be on this call for over an hour, and discuss my thoughts for about a ten-twenty minutes period. I’ve told y’all, ZACK TECHNOLOGY LLC is important, I know people are waiting for the reports, the analysis, the blogs. I know what can happen when I wait. I’ve told y’all, you’ve noticed what can happen when I take a week break, 2 weeks break, 3 weeks break, or a month break. The work is vital, therefore, gather around, and find me someone who is will to pay for invoices. I don’t require millions of dollars, while in the future, that’d be great, I just need enough to cover monthly expenses, and finally buy myself my very first brand-new vehicle, a German-Engineering vehicle or JDM car.
While I await my new iPhone 16 (I’m sorry, Tim Cook, I cannot afford one yet), I have a new Android phone, it’s a Nothing (Technology) Phone 2, with special Nothing OS 2 (OS 3 on its way) thanks to Android 14 technology. It’s a San Francisco local phone number, and I will add the number to my resume/CV from now on. I’m eager to work in the SF Bay Area, whether remote or on-site. I’m eager to get a co-op spot, or a cubicle, or an office. Like I said, I’m literally just 2-3 hours away from you guys. Once I have a great new mode of transportation and a gas card, and a credit card, I just need y’all to cover hotel and food costs, and we can have lots of great fun and adventures. You’re ready? I am ready, let’s make it happen.
PS. The video below was recorded a week ago. Before the Comet which comes only once every 82,000 years. I missed it because I got into an argument with my wife. Anyway, let’s play some FF7 Rebirth and Mass Effect Legendary Edition & Mass Effect: Andromeda into-the-future…
Until Next Time!