Caffeine and Lasers
Caffeine and Lasers
Cam
I run a poruidly niche-less blog, where I talk about Science, Culture, Economics, Beer, Coffee, Technology and whatever else I feel like.
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KMCD Visualizing The Internet The theme for this months IndieWeb Carnival is where do you see the IndieWeb in 2030 and is hosted by V.H Belvadi. I thought this was a great excuse to yap about my politics, what I want to see in the world...
Rating: 🟩 Type: Non-Fiction I knew Facebook did shady shit beforehand but the degree to which and the amount they knew that they were doing still managed to shock me. the metaphor the title implies, a reference to the Great Gatsby is...
Link to the full article from University of Leicester Leicester scientists are sending tiny worms to the International Space Station in 2026 to study the biological effects of space. The team at Space Park Leicester has designed and...
Rating: 🟧 Type: Non-Fiction I probably need to stop reading books with theses which I already agree with from the beginning. Turns out that economic protectionism and isolationism is bad for your economy. Who knew?
The Brain Of Charles Babbage Charles Babbage, (1791–1871) was an English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", Babbage...
The following post is from 4 Gravitons here, (not me). If you enjoyed it, go subscribe to them! 4 Gravitons Sometimes, the world is silly for honest, happy reasons. And sometimes, it’s silly for reasons you never even considered....
Like software, digital entertainment is infinitely reproducible (for free); however, unlike software, it is easily substitutable (replaceable). This has grave impacts for artists, making the demand curve much slipperier. Here is my...
I found myself needing to design some reinforcement learning for some of my work and came across this fantastic video. Definiately worth sharing for anyone interested.
Rating: 🟧 Type: Non-Fiction This ends up feeling like one of those documentaries about flat Earth consspiracy theorests, except the nutjobs in question are Peter Theil, Sam Altman and Venture Captialists. I found it frustrating at some...
Rating: 🟩* Type: Non-Fiction *If you willingly read the finance stories in the news or know a bit about personal finance, you can probably skip this book. But I would highly recommend buying for any teenagers or twenty-somethings in your...
Rating: 🟩 Type: Non-Fiction It is embarrassing for me to admit that I work in the "Space Industry" but I barely know anything about space history, so I picked up this one.It was one of the most compelling non-fiction books I have ever...
Today was a good day for me on the internet. I was struggling with a design for a hobby project I am in the planning stages of, so i hit up the Laser Pointer Forum asking for advice on how to build a particular piece of kit. The helpful...
I attended IAC 2025 last week in my home city of beautiful Sydney! I figured I would publish some of my notes from the week. Apologies for not posting any photos of the event. It never occurs to me to photograph the random things I see,...
I recently appeared on my friend's podcast "The Nerd and the Scientist". Find the podcast here or watch it on youtube below: Find more from Science Actually here and Kovi's research on Google Schoolar
If you are a certain kind of nerd, you undoubtedly follow the Ig Nobel prizes each year. In case you don't follow them, the Ig Nobel prize is awarded each year for Science which makes you laugh, then makes you think. Previous winners...