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WIP thread noting all the potential problems noted with the TOGETHER manuscript. These are being worked through by various people, and some of them will have good explanations. Gathering them

The biggest risk to our future: How measurable benefits justify solutions with non-measurable (or unknown unknown) harms. In particular, well-meaning interventions by well-funded, state-backed, politically-driven organizations with a tenden

Putting together a new 3d printer, starting with a Prusa bear upgrade 2.1 frame. Very satisfying process, and I learned that aluminum extrusions are a fantastic primitive. I think I'll

Tuned mass dampers are incredible. Who knew that hanging a weight within a large structure in just the right way can make the structure more vibration-resistant? You may have seen

Applying first principles to #3dprinting has some pretty mind-blowing results. A growing community of researchers asks: what can today's 3d printing do if approached on its own terms, not as

Machines are making beautiful things without even trying to. We ask them to make something that optimizes for our requirements, they give us something back that looks surprisingly like nature.

Tesla is continually misunderstood by markets & media because it's hard to model a feedback loop that cuts across functional silos in excel. Linear models and systems thinking are oil