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StorytellerCZon Meteor v3 Released

Happy that this is finally done! Almost 3 years of work to remove Fibers. Looking forward to the next feature releases and where Meteor will go next.

StorytellerCZon 'e/acc' – Silicon Valley's favorite obscure theory about progress at all costs

What I like about this and the Techno-Optimist manifesto is the optimistic vision. Something that I feel lacking in society at large. That said I find this naive and especially with e/acc extreme. Not all problems can be solved by technology or ought to be (either due to blowback or the cost to solve it is too large compare to other methods). One thing that rubs me especially the wrong way is that accelrationism and technology at all cost, even if we have to radically change the society. At this point technology becomes the master instead of the helper it is suppose to be.

StorytellerCZon The Mutable Web

Isn't that what Fediverse is all about or at least coming close to? The communication runs on ActivityPub (https://activitypub.rocks/) and anyone can setup their servers and clients as they wish.

StorytellerCZon Japan's Hayabusa2 probe makes second touchdown on distant asteroid

Amazing! Looking forward to what they will find out once they start drilling.

StorytellerCZon How a TV Sitcom Triggered the Downfall of Western Civilization (2016)

I would argue that Big Bang Theory continues the negative trend of "nerds" being a laughing stock for the "normal people". Sure it is a success, but that tells us nothing except that it is successful in appealing to audience. I watched only a few episodes and although it introduces people to some aspects of the "nerd culture", overall I still found its mocking tone personally unappealing. I've even experienced and witnessed people using the tropes from the show to mock "nerds". Yes, it might be funny due to the over exaggeration of the stereotypes and honestly I don't mind, but when it comes to the issues that were describe in the article it isn't helping.

I don't know much about friends (never could watch it as I find pretty much all of the characters insufferable), but in regards to the article it is pointing out just one thing of a much larger story. I think other things played much larger role in the anti-intellectual/anti-reason movement that the article is lamenting.

StorytellerCZon As the U.S. fantasizes, the rest of the world builds new transport system (2017)

Texas Central is another interesting private initiative: https://www.texascentral.com/