The End Is Coming
Probably this is not the end of the world. But a plague is creeping around the globe at a seemingly exponential rate, killing some of us and affecting all of…
The coronavirus is the first true social-media “infodemic”
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615184/the-coronavirus-is-the-first-true-social-media-infodemic/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1583514851 Social media has zipped information and misinformation around the world at unprecedented speeds, fueling panic, racism … and hope. by Karen Hao and Tanya BasuFeb 12, 2020 On January…
What AI still can’t do
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615189/what-ai-still-cant-do/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1583515248 Artificial intelligence won’t be very smart if computers don’t grasp cause and effect. That’s something even humans have trouble with. by Brian BergsteinFeb 19, 2020 In less than a…
Want to be successful? Be inconsistent
https://joel.is/want-to-be-successful-be-inconsistent/?utm_source=wanqu.co&utm_campaign=Wanqu+Daily&utm_medium=website Recently 37signals published an article titled Some advice from Jeff Bezos. This wasn’t your usual advice, and I found it interesting to read and how familiar it felt as…
Physical Gold Will Soon Break Free From The Paper Market In Spectacular Fashion
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/physical-gold-will-soon-break-free-paper-market-spectacular-fashion Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Marklet.com, Not long ago, the idea of gold and silver market manipulation was considered the realm of “conspiracy theory”. Alternative economists and precious metals…
Gradually, Then Suddenly
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gradually-suddenly-tim-o-reilly/?utm_source=wanqu.co&utm_campaign=Wanqu+Daily&utm_medium=website There’s a passage in Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises in which a character named Mike is asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,” he answers. “Gradually, then…
How to configure port forwarding on a Windows 10 PC
How to configure port forwarding on a Windows 10 PC To port forward 127.0.0.1:9000 to 192.168.0.10:80 in Windows 10: Launch an Administrator Command Prompt. Run “netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4…
The Nobel Peace Prize Is A Sick Joke
The Nobel Peace Prize was founded in 1901 by Alfred Nobel, an arms manufacturer. His family factory first gained notoriety for producing weapons for the Crimean War of 1853-1856. Alfred…