image https://news.usni.org/2023/11/29/iranian-drone-flew-near-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-in-unsafe-manner-centcom-says Mackenzie Bryson: I often worry about how sustainable our exchanges are. Warfighters aren't supposed to be fixated on accounting functions, but this seems so out of balance, I worry about it spilling over. How much does it cost to maintain such a significant forward presence on the other side of the globe? What is the value exchange when we shoot down a low-tech drone with an extremely sophisticated interceptor missile? Or with a division of carrier aircraft? Isn't this becoming unsustainable? If yes, how long can we keep these types of exchanges going? We have to deter further aggression, but it could also be a viable strategy for an adversary to force us to expend our way into trouble during low-level conflicts. That would almost be an anti-deterrent. They'd *want* us spreading ourselves thin, and would be looking for opportunities to generate minor flare-ups. We need a larger, deeper, cheaper magazine. #navy #centcom #yemen #iran #mightyike image generated with hotpot.ai
image Gustav: While I will not vouch for a centralized exchange, I will say this is quite a good video. As this worsens, a lesson is slowly being learned. Globally. Inevitably. The system is putting more and more people into a trap like Alice in Through the Looking-Glass: "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" In the system, it is not really possible to save anymore. To keep pace, you are now forced to gamble in the increasingly fraudulent capital markets. You can only save if you do it outside of the system. #bitcoin #keepstacking #planb #hodl #inflation image generated with hotpot.ai
image https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03777-x John Beeman: Further advancements in xenobots, these ones termed 'anthrobots', look promising for a wide range of applications. From targeted drug delivery within the human body to environmental cleanup tasks, xenobots demonstrate remarkable versatility. Engineered with precision and guided by goals we set, these tiny organisms have the potential to transform industries by undertaking tasks deemed too intricate or hazardous for conventional technology. I am also interested in the interplay between the biological processes we can invoke, and the exo-biological processes nanobots from other fields are being developed towards. We have shown we can use robotic or systems engineering in applied biotechnology, but can we also use biomedical engineering to produce non-biological organisms? Can we bring any matter to life? #xenobots #nanobots #anthrobots #biotechnology #biotech #microbiology image generated with hotpot.ai