Paul Krugman: A famous economist and Nobel Prize winner claimed in 1998 that by 2005 the internet would have no greater impact than the fax machine on global economics. This claim was based on a counterargument he had made regarding Metcalfe’s Law, which states that the sum of connections in any network is the square of its participants; Krugman argued that this model was flawed regarding the internet - most people had nothing to say to one another
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Asstronaut@lemmy.worldMto Futurology@lemmy.world•Why build megastructures? Just move planets around to make habitable worldsEnglish1·2 years agoI wonder how long we would have to wait after capturing a planet and inserting it into the suns habitable zone before we can live on it? I imagine there would be a very turbulent period where it would need to settle in to the new gravity and radiation environment
Awesome thanks for the info! Which filaments did you use?
Sorry! in English “how did/do you find” something also means what is your opinion on something. I meant to ask what do you think of the driveline, is it strong, easy to lubricate, did the parts fit well? I’ve been thinking of building one
Great stuff! How did you find their gearboxes and driveline strength?
Asstronaut@lemmy.worldto Hacker News@derp.foo•We install planters so you don't have to look at homeless peopleEnglish6·2 years agoThis is top notch activism! I almost ate that onion
Asstronaut@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•Here are the details on the grisly deaths of Elon Musk’s Neuralink monkeysEnglish47·2 years agoAnd to think they are asking for human volunteers now
Asstronaut@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•The first human organ created inside an animal opens the door to manufacturing ‘spare parts’ for peopleEnglish5·2 years agoFirstly, I would like to thank our Tleilaxu overlords
Asstronaut@lemmy.worldto 3D Printing@lemmy.ml•I 3D printed a UV contact printer for printing photos!2·2 years agoThis is fantastic
Asstronaut@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•What do ya call that space in the crease of a fin or a leg or a tentacle?3·2 years agoIntertentacular sulcus
Asstronaut@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•What do ya call that space in the crease of a fin or a leg or a tentacle?3·2 years agoTentacubital fossa
I would watch the hell out of this