Friday Links!
Leading off this week, a beautiful bit of history: Last US lighthouse keeper steps down from role at Boston Light Beacon.
This is an absolutely fantastic read, and quite the deep dive: Vectrex reborn: How a chance encounter gave new life to a dead console.
From David Gloier, and it's the longest, most comprehensive takedown in history: The Biggest Lie in Video Game History : The Billy Mitchell Story.
From Wally, and I'm sure this will end well: Square Enix’s president says it will be ‘aggressive in applying’ AI. Grognards, this is for you: 12 Days of Christmas (a wargaming year - 2023).
From C. Lee, and it's an excellent read: What the history of AI tells us about its future. This is also terrific: Inside the machine that saved Moore’s Law. This is so incredibly true: Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Science Fiction They Grew Up on Real. This is a fascinating story: VOX POPULI: When it comes to bugs, ‘Konchuki’ steals show for Japan insect fans. A translation of the book tied to the previous link: Fabre's Book of Insects. This could have enormous implications: Can flow batteries finally beat lithium? This has unbelievable potential: Injection of “smart insulin” regulates blood glucose levels for one week. This is from 2017 but still absolutely correct (political warning): Against Normalization: The Lesson of the “Munich Post”
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