Nancy Pelosi privately lobbied Obama not to give up on health reform when it seemed like a lost cause in January 2010. Apparently personally pressured Biden to stand aside for his own reelection. Unmatched party leader of the century for better or worse.

This is a really good idea

the greatest regret i have is underestimating the value of long term compounding. capital, friendships, projects, places, all get better with decades long investment. its impossible to understand until you see it. it is entirely what life is about. a few things for a long time

'The Persians discuss their most serious issues while drunk, and reconsider them the next day when sober. Only if a decision still pleases them, do they adopt it. Likewise, anything they discuss when sober, they make sure to also reconsider when they are drunk.' Herodotus, 1.133

The military AI revolution has arrived, and the debate over how it will be governed is heating up. ow.ly/3kKw30sFzNN

The Lord of the Rings in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe [🎞️ Screen AI]

The last Gullah sermon? End of an era looms for endangered language bit.ly/3WRm8QP

Something I've been working on - a big map of Raasay surrounded by a sea of stories, anecdotes and history! I drew it A3 and used satellite maps for the terrain. We're now (hopefully) able to send A3 posts in the mail if you'd like a copy! calumgillies.art/products/raasa…

Check out our new report by Daniel Salisbury that examines North Korea’s procurement networks, particularly in view of North Korea’s programmatic successes and recent geopolitical shifts in Russia’s relationship with the country. rusi.org/explore-our-re…

La splendeur de l’univers me fascine j’aurai tellement aimé découvrir toutes ces merveilles de mes propres yeux

I'm very excited to announce the release of my latest RAND report exploring why AI projects fail - and how they can succeed #AI #ArtificialIntelligence rand.org/pubs/research_…

I think about this tweet a lot

mini 🧵 Am not allowed to say who said this, but someone with a very, very deep knowledge of AI and modern factories says Tesla has massive edge on bridge between AI and physical world.

The Venetian method for electing a Doge was literally insane, or genius

Last gasp of the flying boat fighter concept - in the UK at least!

Red Bull Stalen Ros. Event in the Netherlands where people on tandem bikes attempt to cross the water on a narrow technical bridge

“We’re restoring a landscape which existed a thousand years ago.” With more than 211,000 saplings already planted, the Croft Woodlands Project is making huge progress and shows what #communityenergy projects like ours can achieve! theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Forgotten Woodlands / Coilltean Caillte: an online map of 15,000 Scottish place names that suggest the presence of woodland storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b790d…

This is a touch-sensitive interative tablet enabling visually impaired people to follow the position of the ball in real time by feeling the vibrations at Paris 2024 Paralympics.

“Islands are engines of language diversity” | Super comprehensive study on how how linguistic diversity evolves on islands 😍 Something I had worked on several years ago so lovely to see the same principles applied on a global sample! nature.com/articles/s4155…