Meet Polyester: Gen Zs new way to call you fake

Meet Polyester: Gen Zs new way to call you fake

Nobody online wants to be polyester right now. That is not a compliment. According to the Gen-Z lexicon, something “polyester” is a way of saying it feels cheap, mass-produced, low-effort, or inauthentic. It might look polished at first glance, but underneath the sheen, something about it feels artificial. A generic influencer brand can be polyester….

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What if Cory Doctorow was Canada’s AI minister?

What if Cory Doctorow was Canada’s AI minister?

What would Canada look like if tech journalist and author Cory Doctorow were AI minister? For starters, there would likely be less sloganeering and more cursing coming out of Canada’s innovation ministry. It might also look, however, like a Canada that’s more skeptical of big, southern tech firms, more comfortable outside the confines of US…

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Why We’re Helpless When Things Break Down

Why We’re Helpless When Things Break Down

Only then do we realize that by optimizing profit and efficiency, we’ve also optimized systemic failure. In my essay AI, Money, Human Nature and the Problem with Problems, I refer to boundary conditions but didn’t offer a thorough explanation of the role this concept plays in understanding not just how the world works but more importantly, how things break down. Boundary…

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President Trump’s Actions Are Forcing China’s Inevitable Economic Collapse – China Can’t Compete with the US

President Trump’s Actions Are Forcing China’s Inevitable Economic Collapse – China Can’t Compete with the US

President Trump’s actions are forcing China to face reality.  China cannot compete with the US, and its economy is on the verge of collapse.  We’ve reported for years on China’s … Read more The post President Trump’s Actions Are Forcing China’s Inevitable Economic Collapse – China Can’t Compete with the US appeared first on The…

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Ultrablack wool offers a sustainable route to low-cost water purification

Ultrablack wool offers a sustainable route to low-cost water purification

Scientists project that by 2050, nearly half the global urban population will not have enough potable water—a 50% increase since 2016. New and sustainable methods for desalination are needed, and Cornell researchers have one potential solution—in part inspired by the bird of paradise. Related Posts:Dravidian Arc: Reframing Ancient India’s…Attacks on Desalination Plants Make Water a…

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