Microchips are the brains behind almost everything we use in our increasingly electronic world. Here’s how they are engineered.
How Much Control Should We Give Robots? | The Future of Robotics | Part 1 | WIRED
What is a robot? Well, it doesn’t always look like a human.
In fact, different roboticists have different definitions. But most agree that a robot needs to be a physical machine that can sense the world around it, and make at least some decisions on its own.
In the next few years, we’re going to start seeing robots that make decisions entirely on their own – fully autonomous robots. Many fear that these kind of robots will breed dangerous results: can we trust a robot that makes all decisions for us? Or should humans and robots share the control?
NFTs keep getting worse
Today i kwite looked at NFT’s, and they just keep getting worse. NFTs hurt to look at bro.
Veritasium’s Big Misconception About Electricity video and the point about Poynting
We discuss Veritasium’s video “The Big Misconception About Electricity”. In the video, Veritasium asks the question of when the light bulb in an extremely long circuit will actually light. This point is well discussed already in several videos, see this one in particular for a good explanation of the quiz.
Brian Sullivan’s RBI: Electricity costs surge in New England
Brian Sullivan’s daily RBI segment on Worldwide Exchange focuses on power prices in New England, which surged over the weekend to 700% of what they were two years ago.
What Is a Smart Contract? | Blockchain Basics Ep. 2
In the second episode of Blockchain Basics, Chainlink Labs Developer Advocate Zak Ayesh covers the fundamentals of smart contracts: what they are, their brief history, how they work, and the problems they solve.
Utility Tokens are not Investments
Continuing with the never-ending theme of things crypto people make that also aren’t investments, next on the list, are utility tokens.
In theory, they’re actually not a bad idea. I often describe crypto tokens as gift certificates, and utility tokens are the best example of why. You’re basically buying the right to consume a service. In the context of software, it’s basically like buying a license. People have been buying digital licenses for years and when a new technology doesn’t require new behaviors it’s more likely to be successful. If you stop here and don’t go any deeper, this all looks pretty good.
What Is Decentralization? Explained With Animation
Decentralization and blockchain: advantages and disadvantages.
Asset Tokenization 101 | Tokenization From Inside Out
Asset tokenization is gradually entering markets, democratizing them, and making them safer and more equitable. As businesses and individuals constantly find new objects to tokenize, the opinion that this phenomenon is temporary is no longer relevant. But what to pay attention to if you are aiming at tokenizing assets? Luckily, in this video Alex Dolgov, a notable blockchain consultant, gives a thorough introduction to the topic, explaining the key points of what can become an asset, revealing the essence of a token, and dispelling concerns about this area.
Volts, Amps, and Watts Explained
What’s the difference between a volt, amp, and watt? Why is your power bill in kilowatt-hours and your battery bank in milliamp-hours? Why are there so many units?