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May 13, 2020

The Risks

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It seems many people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak is reached, the back slope can also be predicted. We have robust data from the outbreaks in China and Italy, that shows the backside of the mortality curve declines slowly, with deaths persisting for months. Assuming we have just crested in deaths at 70k, it is possible that we lose another 70,000 people over the next 6 weeks as we come off that peak. That’s what’s going to happen with a lockdown.

May 12, 2020

VTOL Takes Off

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Next-generation VTOL concepts are rising to meet the future needs of a modern-day battlefield.

Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) concepts for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) certainly aren’t new. Their reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering roles date back to the 1950s, and there’s been a gradual path toward technological advancements in the decades since.

May 11, 2020

These Funeral Directors Are Dissolving Bodies in Water to Help Save the Earth

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Within the last few years, some funeral directors have invested in more eco-friendly alternatives to traditional burials and flame cremations. One of these methods is a process known as Alkaline Hydrolysis, or water cremation.

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May 11, 2020

Disturbance near Bahamas could strengthen into season’s 1st tropical system

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AccuWeather forecasters are tracking an emerging weather system that could result in multiple outcomes — one of which could be an early-season tropical storm.

May 11, 2020

How ships of the future could sail on bubble tunnel;

Posted by in categories: futurism, military

Circa 2015 what about a supercavatating supercarrier :3.


A boat is copying the tech behind a super-fast Russian torpedo by riding a foam tunnel through the water.

May 11, 2020

Pions form a new kind of helium

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Pionic helium exists for long enough to be zapped by lasers, paving the way for more precise measurements of the pion’s mass.

May 11, 2020

Satellite Images Show That Chinese Navy Is Expanding Overseas Base

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A cornerstone of the Chinese Navy’s increasing global reach will be a naval base in Djibouti. Recent satellite images point to extensive work on the piers and, possibly, a second pier or quay under constriction.

May 11, 2020

What Americans MUST Remember Once the Dust Settles

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May 11, 2020

Buildings Can Be Designed to Withstand Earthquakes. Why Doesn’t the U.S. Build More of Them?

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But at stake is whether places like Silicon Valley, Seattle, Salt Lake City, San Francisco or Los Angeles might be forced to shut down after a direct hit — and for how long.

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A federal study last year found that a quarter of the buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area would be significantly damaged after a magnitude-7 earthquake, a disaster that would be compounded by the fact that nine out of every 10 commercial buildings and eight out of 10 homes in California are not insured for earthquakes.

May 11, 2020

How Advertising Will Get Way More Personal—and Then Vanish Completely

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What about fashion decisions? Will we trust our AIs to choose our clothes? Seems unlikely, until you consider that AIs can track eye movement as we window-shop, listen to our daily conversations to understand likes and dislikes, and scan our social feeds to understand our fashion preferences as well as those of our friends. With that level of detail, Fashion JARVIS will do a pretty accurate job of selecting our clothing—no advertising required.

Final Thoughts

In the next decade, expect advertising to get far more personalized—learning from an explosion of layered data and expanding into new surfaces of our digitally superimposed world.