PinnedUnderstanding EnergyWhy this is crucial, right now. — We have seen the effects of propaganda, in creating wars in the past. War was usually the wrong outcome, most of us admit after the fact. What it cost was a lot of lives, but when the war finished, so also did the loss of lives, or so we thought. …Energy6 min readEnergy6 min read
PinnedThe Money-Fuel TreeCould this be the answer to all of the problems? — We know all the problems, but I will summarise the main ones anyway as a quick reminder for context: Global Pollution / Environmental Problems Global inequality Global debt Profit driven vaccines War The main one which absolutely is existential, is the environmental problem. The recent COP26 meeting resulted in very…4 min read4 min read
PinnedBitcoin, Kardashev Hinge, Gateway of Money-as-Sunlight2nd Edition — Updated with Latest Information. — 2nd Edition 15/05/2021 Above is an illustration of our journey as it might have appeared to Kardashev, if he had still been around now. He is known for his characterisation of stages of civilisation. Currently, we are somewhere between Kardashev 0.5, and Kardashev 1.0, in the age of Bitcoin creation. …9 min read9 min read
PinnedAre the Crypto-punks, the Solar-punks, and the Banks Uniting?2020 was a big year. But was it just the tip of an iceberg of change, to happen in 2021? — So 2020 was a big year. The biggest in thousands of years, I would argue. It wasn’t the best of experiences for most of us. I saw many of my own “achievements” and ambitions dashed, by a chain of events no-one could have predicted. And I know the same applies…5 min read5 min read
1 day agoThe “Profit Orgasm”Identification / Characterisation / Definition — Pfizer’s 2021 profit was $81.3 billion Shell’s 2022 profit was $42.3 billion These profits increased considerably, during covid. Every business involved in “fixing” or managing the covid problem made massive increases in profits. Big pharma profits depend more on managing illnesses over long periods of time, rather than fixing them…Energy2 min readEnergy2 min read
1 day agoAMDWTF? I was diagnosed with this, during covid. I guess this is what they wrote on the report from my eye examination. I went for the examination when I noticed I had something new and weird in my vision, a kind of distortion of straight edges, such that they were…Health4 min readHealth4 min read
6 days agoDoes it always need to be the descendents of colonialism, who must pay the price for it?Does it always need to be the descendents of colonialism, who must pay the price for it? A tough question for today1 min read1 min readDoes it always need to be the descendents of colonialism, who must pay the price for it?A tough question for today----
Jan 23Blind Faith, & EnergySome thoughts of today — So I am not having much luck in finding support for my analyses showing energy is becoming for free, as it has to become, for our species to have survival. The only responses that the platform shows to me, from folk I’ve chosen to ask lately, seem to be from…Energy3 min readEnergy3 min read
Jan 21The World is Less ValuablePersonal Experience, Coupled with Some Communications Theory — I’ve spent now six years writing incessantly in Medium, using my 20 odd years of formal Systems Engineering Experience, documenting my own research and findings on the global energy problem which I’ve seen coming since 2017 whilst working on a PhD candidate program. That research has resulted in a technical…Energy6 min readEnergy6 min read
Jan 2A New Year’s Resolution for AgentsBreaking fatal obsession in the New Year — We have to accept that there seems a certain tendency for Sci-Fi stories and movies to miraculously characterise things that actually happen in the future. My own fav movies include things like V for Vendetta, Avatar, and the Matrix. I wrote about similarities in what we are seeing with V…Business6 min readBusiness6 min read
