Prepping for a training I'm co-teaching next week, the topic of which is 'how to train', and needed a banger story to close it out. One that illustrates the effects of preparation on execution.

It occurred to me that the tale of the Golden Globe around-the-world solo sailboat…

“THERE’S A TICK IN YOUR EAR!” says wife Ryan Phelan .

As she takes it out, I realize I would never have seen it on my own.

It could have proceeded clear into my head and feasted on my juices while I went out of my mind.

Yup.

i love this from Stewart Brand's 'how buildings learn'

churchill said 'we shape our buildings, our buildings shape us' but he missed what comes next:

then we reshape them, and they reshape us

a repetitive cycle of mutual 'co-evolution'

Nᴀᴛᴇ ⚓️ Superb use of insight and language by Stewart Brand: “… how to re-ravel the skein of causation ….”

This book sounds like it will be the Advanced Class emerging out of Whole Earth Catalog, over half a century down the line but with the same frontier spirit.

Stewart Brand on maintenance and reality:

'Poor preparation and maintenance led to Crowhurst’s cheat.  The cheat led to his death.  His excessively optimistic view of the world and himself, which had worked fine on land, was lethal for a man alone at sea in an unfit small boat,…

I think Venkatesh Rao ☀️ and crew have an unusual problem here.

On one hand, They've created a protocol entrepreneurship program with an insanely broad remit—cool! What a great opportunity for a protocol or standards entrepreneur.

But...

True and impressive.

It happened because people in 1945 remembered how badly the victors screwed up after World War One.

What a difference a couple of canals make, plus steam power.

Look at all those old sailing ships going into the ferocious Southern Ocean below Africa and South America. And how few go there now.

Daniel Kahneman, who changed psychology and economics forever, dies at 90.

Thanks for everything.

We remember him in 10 great quotes:

On a day of unfathomable grief, with the loss of Danny Kahneman, here's a happy moment. He was so, so, so happy when Richard H Thaler got the Nobel.

Thank you so much MammothAI !

Good reflections on the sad passing of Prof. Vernor Vinge, one of the the most influential and important science fiction authors, especially in this AI-haunted age.

Read it along with this lovely tribute from his friend & science fiction author 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧 davidbrin.blogspot.com/2024/03/vernor…

Long Now Foundation Absolutely gripping stories, totally original ideas - an inspiration to us all. Great interview with Stewart brand at the 1hr mark after a great presentation on one of his key concepts, the Singularity.

RIP VV

youtu.be/_luhhBkmVQs?si…

We are saddened to mark the passing of science fiction author & scientist Vernor Vinge.

Known for his popularization of the idea of a technological singularity, in his 02007 Long Now Talk he instead asked: What if the Singularity Does NOT Happen? youtube.com/watch?v=_luhhB…

Thanks for posting this, Daniel. He was a dear and generous man.

“There is no evidence of a major public health impact attributable to radiation exposure two decades after the accident.” —UN report

Michael J.J. Tiffany Love it. Have you seen the Stewart Brand documentary yet? Amazing youtu.be/XYXyfOyKn0U?si…