Internet of Beings: The Dream of Digitising Human Bodies for Healthcare (and the Nightmare)
The logical conclusion of the intensive health monitoring fad: an internet of beings of continuous tracking and daily intervention.
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Links 12/2/2025
Bitcoin, Crypto Plunge Accelerates as Leveraged Players (“Treasuries”) Like Strategy Dump Holdings
A big leverage unwind in Bitcoin is accelerating, dragging down other crypto. How much further will the fall go before hitting bottom?
Read more...The Cloud’s Not Fluffy, It’s a Hot, Loud, Energy-Voracious Factory
A more detailed look at why to resist massive pressures for data center buildout and question claims of inevitability.
Read more...Car Industry Woes Intensify as US Consumers Refuse to Eat the Dog Food, China Suffers from Overcapacity
The car industry is in a world of hurt, and that has significant economic and societal implications.
Read more...Protestor Confrontation with ICE in New York City Appears to Have Stymied Raid; Is There Any Hope for ICE Opposition?
As ICE protests continue, are they succeeding in throwing sand in the gears of the deportation machine?
Read more...Links 11/29/2025
The UK Is Cursed: How Finance Destroyed Our Economy
More discussion of how the UK’s post World War II decline was a choice, due in large measure to the embrace of finance and neoliberalism.
Read more...As US Hunger Rises, Trump Administration’s ‘Efficiency’ Goals Cause Massive Food Waste
Feature or bug? 1890s-loving Trump’s policies increase food waste, hurting citizens, farmers, and agriculture processors.
Read more...How to Stop a Nuclear War — and Why We’re Not Talking About It
The risk of nuclear war is higher than ever due to the Cold War never having ended while many leaders are insensitive to the consequences.
Read more...Thomas Hobbes and His Political Philosophy
The historical, philosophical, and social foundations of Thomas Hobbes’ political thought.
Read more...Heavy Metals Contamination Fears Go Mainstream with Infant Formula and Protein Powders
Heavy metals are a legitimate food safety concern. That has created a mini-industry of conflicted measurement and certification players.
Read more...Encountering the Buddha
Rajiv Sethi muses about a favorite Buddha, in the sense of “old man”: Salman Rushdie.
Read more...Quelle Surprise! Companies With Market Power Drive Inflation
Corporate concentration does not just make inflation worse. A new study finds it plays a lead role.
Read more...Will MTG’s Resignation Trigger Other Republican Exits, Ending House Majority Before Midterms?
Rumor has it that some Republican House members are as fed up as MTG was and are also considering resigning.
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