Links January 2025

Aaron Quigley’s Everything Open lecture about Intelligent Interfaces is one of the most interesting research reports I’ve seen in a long time [1]. This one can be understood and appreciated by people who don’t have a strong background in computer science.

Statites (satellites that don’t orbit the sun but use solar sails to hover in place) could be used to catch up to interstellar objects [2].

Slashgear has an interesting article about an AI piloted F16 beating a human piloted F16 [3]. Given the serious handicaps of flying a plane designed for humans and flying to minimise risk to itself and other crewed aircraft this is a serious victory. Hopefully crewed military aircraft will be obsolete soon.

Amusing video about the performance of cats with MMORPG style descriptions [4].

John Goerzen wrote an interesting blog post about censorship and the changes to Facebook [5].

Ron Garret wrote an interesting blog post 15 years ago when going through what he now describes as an existential crisis [6].

A comment on Ron’s post is references Alan Crowe’s blog post about whether the “self” exists which is an interesting philosophical post [7]. But I’m still going to think of myself as a person.

Another comment on Ron’s post references Aaron Swartz’ blog post about Noam Chomsky etc [8]. I have to watch Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media.

Ron Garret wrote an interesting blog post about his failed attempts to start a company and how it all worked out well for him any way [9].

Amusing video about a failed crowdfunded e-bike [10].

Cory Doctorow wrote an insightful article about how Enshittification is not caused by VCs but by lack of controls [11].

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