Links 13/x
Long interview with Julia Galef, who hosts one of my favourite podcasts, Rationally Speaking.
Farm in South Australia grows tomatoes in the desert with nothing but sun and seawater.
A study about violence in mammals. Too many of the articles behind that link bury the lede: meerkats are ruthless murderers.
And which are the world’s deadliest animals (at killing humans)?
And what about drone on drone violence? And a look at the future: drone-based advertising.
Where philosophers have failed, the free market has finally found a solution.
An article on the Ethereum developer conference. And another: “Why I’m short Ethereum (and long Bitcoin).”
An article on the Twitter buyout rumours.
“Somewhere near half a billion dollars of costs need to be taken out almost immediately. And that involves firing people and being a general tough-bastard…the best bastards are from Wall Street.”
The Economics of Dining as a Couple.
How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages. And a circuitous but not impossible path to Evan McMullin becoming president.
Review of an early prototype of a standalone Oculus headset.
Aerial photos of cruise ships.
