Is AI going to feed me, clothe me or keep me warm? Is it going to install a new garage door, lay a new stair carpet, service my car? Is it going to extract my dodgy molar and replace it with an impla… (View Post)

When 'average people' discover exponential growth it doesn't always end well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_Popular_Delusions_and_the_Madness_of_Crowds (View Post)

In The Red-Headed League (1891) Conan Doyle makes a passing reference to a vegetarian restaurant when describing the London street scene. They've been threatening our way of life for longer than… (View Post)

Dürer painted himself bang in the middle of the 'lost' Frankfurt altarpiece after falling out with his client over money. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/02/22/in-search-of-the-rare-a… (View Post)

Still no sensible details from Starmer about how his house building policy would work. In the first place, building houses costs money. In practical terms that means redeploying labour from some othe… (View Post)