thoughts on philosophy and science

Corporations are powerful, useful and fascinating inventions full of the trappings of humans and are the embodiment of some of the tensions of what it is to be a person. They can be safe. They can be ruthless. Some people bristle at the thought of a cube farm and I think some people prefer the safety of a corporate environment.

A list of rhetoric topics to master

The original Drake equation is essentially correct but it might be more useful if it were broken down into finer steps. Each step being achievable and measurable as we learn more about the universe.

Work in progress Architectonic.

Tracking my long term open projects list. Unstarted projects are collected elsewhere.

Intro
It's not at all clear to me that an eyeball planet is possible. By definition eyeball planets are tidally locked which implies that the rocky planet, any surface water or ice as well as it's atmosphere all remain in a fairly stable distribution around the planet. Because the planet is tidally locked it would result in looking like an "eye".

There are two scenarios for which I am curious to know more about: a) planets with tremendous amounts of water and b) planets with modest amounts of water.

Thoughts on large scale power generation in the US

Some quick notes on the "Fusion Ignition" announcement and how we get to mass production.

Methods to grow your mind

Rating Noise Sources in my Apartment (of which there are many)