Civilisation's Thermodynamic Corridor Below is the full series of articles, very happy to post this on a Friday. There are 5 parts: The Arena The Machine The Trajectory The Viability Problem The Implications This is a framework for how to survive and grow a civilisation living on the thermodynamic gradient between a stellar object and deep space (where we live). It is based on first principle axioms of physics, such as the laws of thermodynamics. It is grounded in geometric algebra and mathematical rigour. This is not sci-fi, this is the actual human condition. It is utterly fascinating when view through this framework. There is also a results register which I will attach below. Executive Summary xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… Nomenclature xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… Part 1 - The Arena 1.1 The Cosmological Reference Frame xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 1.2 System Boundaries xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… Part 2 - The Machine 2.1 Civilisation as Assembled Matter xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 2.2 The Maintenance Requirement xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 2.3 The Waste Heat Ceiling xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 2.4 Information Entropy and the Landauer Floor xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… Part 3 - The Trajectory 3.1 Maximum Power and the Evolutionary Ratchet xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 3.2 Inertia and the Integral xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 3.3 The Amplifiers: Money, Debt, and Governance xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… Part 4 - The Viability Problem 4.1 The Temporal Hierarchy of Constraints xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 4.2 Viability Theory xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 4.3 Competitive Viability xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… Part 5 - Implications 5.1 Fermi's Paradox and the Great Filter xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 5.2 The Problem in Manifold Space xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 5.3 The Choice xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20… 5.4 Our Corridor Out xitter.cf/Object_Zero_/status/20…

New Revisiting the Past piece: Joaquín Sorolla and the Temperature of Sunlight. Full article, the method, and prompts you can run are in the link.

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I’m not sure people comprehend how much capacity today’s @SpaceX Starship delivered to Space but @MorganLBrennan shares the magnitude. Here’s a graphic I created showing School Busses to Space compared to the older Falcon 9. It’s a big deal for @Gwynne_Shotwell and @elonmusk

This was my biggest Aha Moment about 15 years ago. Overlap is the least utilized tool. It also allowed me to embrace things I hated. I’m a huge Berkshire investor but I have never followed Munger and Warren as “All Knowing”. They are wise but many of those followers totally missed out on the rise of Gold and Bitcoin. That has often been what saves a portfolio or adds Alpha. Here’s a tool anyone can use to see how diversified you are. It shocks people when they find out $QQQ and $VOO are 52% similar by weight. Pick one as you Base. Use this and put two of your holdings in. etfrc.com/funds/overlap.php

One thing about #Byzantine, later modified #Ottoman builds, that attracts me is use of geometric fractals. The domes and spheres resembling mitosis, a living architecture. These are dynamic and alive, not merely static planetary configurations as original purpose. With the passing of time they attain new meaning as science advances. Associations are no less coherent by anachronism, nor deviation from intended purpose. Selection of my designs: #Architecture #Domes

For the first time, scientists have mapped the complete brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly — a key model organism in science. 🪰 Working alongside HHMI Janelia Research Campus and the scientific community, @GoogleResearch scientists and researchers used AI to combine millions of 2D images into 3D neural shapes, reconstructing a record-breaking 166,000+ neurons. This foundational map of the adult male fruit fly brain can help accelerate our understanding of the brain, and is a major milestone in neuroscience.