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Cake day: August 17th, 2023

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  • Back in the 1800s they thought that they’d eventually barely need coal, because coal engines were getting so efficient - but the more efficient coal burning got the more it was deployed across different industries so our coal use actually increased.

    I suspect that’s what’s going to happen to computer code. It’s become extremely cheap so now it’s going to get stuffed into a lot more things.




  • It’s important to keep in mind that everyday we all stare at the rectangles whose purpose is to show us all the terrible things occurring far and wide.

    Emotions like fear and anger are very attention grabbing so they’re prioritized by the rectangles.

    Everyone knows the odds of winning the lottery are so bad that it’s pointless to play, but people keep buying tickets. Why? Because the TV is always showing you people winning the lottery! Imagine if for every news story about a lottery winner they had to give an equal amount of time to every loser? Do you think people would still ny lottery tickets?