The way out of this mess is through meditation, call it mindfulness more generally. The algorithms, as everyone knows by now, are not our friends. The good news is that people from every spiritual tradition already have their practices, and non-spiritual engage in the practice in large numbers too. At some point in the future I will be dedicating myself to bringing this to people (if only in my own little way).
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I’m basically the same at this point, though willing to talk politics one-on-one with people (in person, while self-medicating in one way or another). Though I see it as a cart/horse issue. Media feeds negativity and outrage because that’s what people want, whether they’re aware of it or not. People have always been titillated by other people’s bad behavior and bad thoughts, about politics and everything else. Modern technology and media just allow us to feed that addiction constantly, every second of the day.
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Exactly, they fuel their own fires. I’m an independent so I have some choice words for both sides. Doesn’t mean I’m a shit stirrer, just means that I know that if you aren’t using facts and reason to form opinions I already know that I can’t use them to change your mind so the conversation is over. But if YOU use them I can and will change my mind if you support your opinion.
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Finland Tests Superconducting Maglev Pipeline That Moves Cargo at 500 km/h With No Engines
In the snowy outskirts of Oulu, Finland, engineers have activated the world’s first engine-less superconducting cargo pipeline, capable of moving payload capsules at airplane speeds using only passive magnetic levitation and linear guidance.
Developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the system uses a sealed vacuum pipeline housing levitating capsules lined with high-temperature superconductors. These superconductors, when pre-cooled and exposed to permanent magnet tracks, lock into a frictionless path — allowing the capsule to float silently with no motors or wheels.
Instead of engines, the pipeline relies on precisely controlled pressure gradients and passive acceleration zones that gradually push or slow the capsules using air displacement. Inside, cargo is sealed into climate-controlled modules ideal for pharmaceuticals, electronics, or perishables.
Initial tests over a 10 km stretch reached stable levitation at 520 km/h, with energy consumption nearly 80% lower than electric rail or air freight. Because there are no moving parts in the track or vehicle, maintenance needs are minimal.
Finland’s pipeline may become the quietest, fastest cargo transport on Earth — powered by magnets and vacuum, not engines or emissions.
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"At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces—is within reach. Bringing gravity into the fold has been the goal of generations of physicists, who have struggled to reconcile the incompatibility of two cornerstones of modern physics: quantum field theory and Einstein’s theory of gravity.
Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new quantum theory of gravity which describes gravity in a way that’s compatible with the standard model of particle physics, opening the door to an improved understanding of how the universe began.
While the world of theoretical physics may seem remote from applicable tech, the findings are remarkable. Modern technology is built on such fundamental advances—for example, the GPS in your smartphone works thanks to Einstein’s theory of gravity.
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that has always been my question for travel. at what point will we be able to manipulate the force of gravity for movement or propulsion. right now we just ‘ride the wave’ of gravity. But as with the ground, air or water we actively manipulate that material to move us. Yes, we’re just ‘pushing’ off of it but it would be nice to have a ‘gravity propellor’ and be able to do the same in space.
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Like so many things on the horizon they will just be cool to think about.
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It’s size makes me think of the “direct-collapse supermassive black hole formation” posited by Julian Gough in the million years or so after the Big Bang. Wikipedia doesn’t mention the age guesstimate of Stephenson 2-18.
My expertise is in predicting who Brad will draft, and that might not translate to the celestial realm…
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After nearly three decades of careful observation, astronomers have once again confirmed Einstein’s general theory of relativity—this time in one of the universe’s most extreme arenas: the heart of the Milky Way.
The star S2, which orbits our galaxy’s central supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, doesn’t follow a regular oval path. Instead, it traces a shifting, flower-like orbit known as Schwarzschild precession—a behavior Einstein predicted would occur near massive objects. While this phenomenon was first noticed in Mercury’s orbit, it’s the first time it’s been witnessed near a black hole.
Thanks to over 300 detailed measurements from the Very Large Telescope at the European Southern Observatory, researchers were able to track S2’s motion across its 16-year orbit. At its closest, the star comes within just 17 light-hours of the black hole, hurtling through space at 8,900 km/s—around 3% of the speed of light.
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Westinghouse is developing eVinci — a transportable microreactor that will use advanced heat pipe technology and TRISO fuel to expand access to reliable power.
The reactor is designed to generate up to five megawatts of electricity and operate for up to eight years or longer without refueling.
Westinghouse is one of two companies selected to test its first fueled reactor experiment in DOME — the world’s first microreactor test bed at Idaho National Laboratory.
TRISO-X: Advanced TRISO Particle Fuel for Gen 4 Nuclear Reactors — X-energy.
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Confirmation bias isn’t just for Lions football, it’s for me pimping Julian Gough too.
Questioning the ubiquity/existence of dark matter, positing chains of birthing universes, and conjecture that we’re existing within a blackhole: all of those align with Blowtorch Theory, at least in my pea brain. If nothing else, this should distract you from the wounded in training camp.
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what I love is we’re at the point where we can question, and even prove some of these fantastic things.
but also at the point we can’t get there to see anything up close.
Invent the effin warp drive already dammit.
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Have you asked ChatGPT to do that yet? First things first!!!
Dark matter and energy is an unknown… imagine that…
rethinking the overall age of it all…
maybe, just maybe, there is a force out there being manipulated by some form of Intelligence
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France’s Stellaria is aiming to rewrite the nuclear playbook with a reactor that doesn’t just generate power—it destroys long-lived nuclear waste. Backed by €33 million in funding, this bold startup is developing the Stellarium, a fourth-gen molten salt fast reactor designed for 20+ years of continuous operation without refueling. What makes it unique? It’s built to operate in a closed fuel cycle, consuming more waste than it creates—a first in the nuclear world.
Born out of the CEA and Schneider Electric, Stellaria is scaling fast, doubling its team and expanding research in Grenoble. It’s keeping innovation focused and practical: passive cooling, high energy density (70 million times that of lithium-ion batteries), and the ability to power cities or industries with stable, low-carbon electricity.
With support from global investors and industrial partners, Stellaria plans its first fission by 2029 and commercial rollout by 2035. If successful, the Stellarium could be the future of clean, dispatchable energy—quietly burning nuclear waste while lighting up the grid.
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Great video, goes to the more we know the more we don’t know.
These are the kinds of breakthroughs we need, not a colony on Mars FFS. I mean, the greatest value of Mars trips is to send as many idiots there as possible. And humans should also definitely not be weaponizing space.
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