J. Russell
@jrussellwrites.com
JBMSSA Finalist 2022, 2025 | I'm an engineer. I read, I write, and I have a lot of random interests.
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At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services. n.pr/4pJUZLq
Supreme Court weighs copyright fight between music industry and internet providers
At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 AM
At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services. n.pr/4pJUZLq
I found out last week that it's possible to play a 4,500 year old board game (the Royal Game of Ur) online (royalur.net).
I remember seeing a video by the British Museum on YouTube about the game years ago. (youtu.be/WZskjLq040I?...)
The future is a very interesting place!
I remember seeing a video by the British Museum on YouTube about the game years ago. (youtu.be/WZskjLq040I?...)
The future is a very interesting place!
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I found out last week that it's possible to play a 4,500 year old board game (the Royal Game of Ur) online (royalur.net).
I remember seeing a video by the British Museum on YouTube about the game years ago. (youtu.be/WZskjLq040I?...)
The future is a very interesting place!
I remember seeing a video by the British Museum on YouTube about the game years ago. (youtu.be/WZskjLq040I?...)
The future is a very interesting place!
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Ark Swarms - Dispersing Humanity Across the Stars to Prevent Extinction
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To colonize the Milky Way, humanity must travel in fleets, not alone. Ark Swarms shows how interstellar swarms can secure our future among the stars.
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To colonize the Milky Way, humanity must travel in fleets, not alone. Ark Swarms shows how interstellar swarms can secure our future among the stars.
Ark Swarms - Dispersing Humanity Across the Stars to Prevent Extinction
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
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November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Ark Swarms - Dispersing Humanity Across the Stars to Prevent Extinction
youtu.be/LqO3QqiBkrM
To colonize the Milky Way, humanity must travel in fleets, not alone. Ark Swarms shows how interstellar swarms can secure our future among the stars.
youtu.be/LqO3QqiBkrM
To colonize the Milky Way, humanity must travel in fleets, not alone. Ark Swarms shows how interstellar swarms can secure our future among the stars.
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Orbital Farms: Humanity’s Next Agricultural Revolution
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
As humanity expands into space, we’ll need new ways to grow food. Explore how orbital farms could sustain billions—on Earth, Mars, and beyond.
youtu.be/ylev6rRSubM
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
As humanity expands into space, we’ll need new ways to grow food. Explore how orbital farms could sustain billions—on Earth, Mars, and beyond.
Orbital Farms
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Orbital Farms: Humanity’s Next Agricultural Revolution
youtu.be/ylev6rRSubM
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
As humanity expands into space, we’ll need new ways to grow food. Explore how orbital farms could sustain billions—on Earth, Mars, and beyond.
youtu.be/ylev6rRSubM
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
As humanity expands into space, we’ll need new ways to grow food. Explore how orbital farms could sustain billions—on Earth, Mars, and beyond.
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Beyond Alpha Centauri - Exploring Nearby Stars
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Humanity’s first interstellar missions may reach Alpha Centauri—but what comes next? Explore nearby stars, colony plans, and how we’ll build civilizations beyond our stellar neighbor.
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Humanity’s first interstellar missions may reach Alpha Centauri—but what comes next? Explore nearby stars, colony plans, and how we’ll build civilizations beyond our stellar neighbor.
Beyond Alpha Centauri: Exploring Nearby Stars
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Beyond Alpha Centauri - Exploring Nearby Stars
youtu.be/CXjofVtsvsg
Humanity’s first interstellar missions may reach Alpha Centauri—but what comes next? Explore nearby stars, colony plans, and how we’ll build civilizations beyond our stellar neighbor.
youtu.be/CXjofVtsvsg
Humanity’s first interstellar missions may reach Alpha Centauri—but what comes next? Explore nearby stars, colony plans, and how we’ll build civilizations beyond our stellar neighbor.
I always thought it was a rock between the proto-Earth and Mars, so that's cool.
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I always thought it was a rock between the proto-Earth and Mars, so that's cool.
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New work pinpoints origins for the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon
Lost Planet Theia that Created the Moon Came From the Inner Solar System
New work pinpoints origins for the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon
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November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
New work pinpoints origins for the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon
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The Future of Humanity: What Will We Become?
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From cyborgs to hive minds and civilizations of pure thought, we trace the possible futures of our species through the next trillion tomorrows.
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From cyborgs to hive minds and civilizations of pure thought, we trace the possible futures of our species through the next trillion tomorrows.
The Future of Humanity - What Will We Become?
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Future of Humanity: What Will We Become?
youtu.be/pMwtrxpqH_Y
From cyborgs to hive minds and civilizations of pure thought, we trace the possible futures of our species through the next trillion tomorrows.
youtu.be/pMwtrxpqH_Y
From cyborgs to hive minds and civilizations of pure thought, we trace the possible futures of our species through the next trillion tomorrows.
Now I need to watch Core again.
Could We Nuke Mars’ Core to Restart Its Spin? | New Insights into the Red Planet’s Heart
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Mars once had a magnetic field—can we bring it back? Learn what new seismic data reveals about the Red Planet’s heart and whether nuclear power could restart its spin.
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Mars once had a magnetic field—can we bring it back? Learn what new seismic data reveals about the Red Planet’s heart and whether nuclear power could restart its spin.
Could We Nuke Mars’ Core to Restart Its Spin? | New Insights into the Red Planet’s Heart
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Now I need to watch Core again.
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Why We Should Go To Mars... And Why We Shouldn't
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Mars calls to us as the next world to conquer—but should we go yet? Explore the case for and against colonizing the Red Planet, from science to strategy to survival.
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Mars calls to us as the next world to conquer—but should we go yet? Explore the case for and against colonizing the Red Planet, from science to strategy to survival.
Why We Should Go To Mars... And Why We Shouldn't
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Why We Should Go To Mars... And Why We Shouldn't
youtu.be/_19nXFhPF0I
Mars calls to us as the next world to conquer—but should we go yet? Explore the case for and against colonizing the Red Planet, from science to strategy to survival.
youtu.be/_19nXFhPF0I
Mars calls to us as the next world to conquer—but should we go yet? Explore the case for and against colonizing the Red Planet, from science to strategy to survival.
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The First Interstellar Colony - Our First Home Among the Stars
youtu.be/r1VZVmnIZDg
Before we plant flags on alien worlds, we’ll build homes that can cross the void. This episode explores how humanity’s first interstellar colony might be born inside the ship itself.
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Before we plant flags on alien worlds, we’ll build homes that can cross the void. This episode explores how humanity’s first interstellar colony might be born inside the ship itself.
The First Interstellar Colony - Humanity’s Leap Beyond Sol
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The First Interstellar Colony - Our First Home Among the Stars
youtu.be/r1VZVmnIZDg
Before we plant flags on alien worlds, we’ll build homes that can cross the void. This episode explores how humanity’s first interstellar colony might be born inside the ship itself.
youtu.be/r1VZVmnIZDg
Before we plant flags on alien worlds, we’ll build homes that can cross the void. This episode explores how humanity’s first interstellar colony might be born inside the ship itself.
I'm thinking that Oura (the smart ring manufacturer) is missing out on an opportunity to collaborate with the Tolkien estate, while knock offs are doing this anyway.
November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm thinking that Oura (the smart ring manufacturer) is missing out on an opportunity to collaborate with the Tolkien estate, while knock offs are doing this anyway.
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Doomsday Devices & Ontological Weaponry: The End of Worlds — and of Reality Itself
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From nuclear nightmares to reality-breaking weapons we examine how science and fiction imagine the end of everything. What happens when weapons don’t just destroy worlds but unmake reality itself?
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From nuclear nightmares to reality-breaking weapons we examine how science and fiction imagine the end of everything. What happens when weapons don’t just destroy worlds but unmake reality itself?
Doomsday Devices & Ontological Weaponry
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Doomsday Devices & Ontological Weaponry: The End of Worlds — and of Reality Itself
youtu.be/DKHjxQYyjIs
From nuclear nightmares to reality-breaking weapons we examine how science and fiction imagine the end of everything. What happens when weapons don’t just destroy worlds but unmake reality itself?
youtu.be/DKHjxQYyjIs
From nuclear nightmares to reality-breaking weapons we examine how science and fiction imagine the end of everything. What happens when weapons don’t just destroy worlds but unmake reality itself?
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Insectoid Aliens - Hive Minds, Swarms, and Alien Evolution
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Forget little green men — the galaxy’s most likely aliens may be hives and swarms. From biology to starships, insectoid life could shape civilizations stranger than ours.
youtu.be/UOFm4aJIHSw
Forget little green men — the galaxy’s most likely aliens may be hives and swarms. From biology to starships, insectoid life could shape civilizations stranger than ours.
Insectoid Aliens - Hive Minds, Swarms, and Alien Evolution
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Insectoid Aliens - Hive Minds, Swarms, and Alien Evolution
youtu.be/UOFm4aJIHSw
Forget little green men — the galaxy’s most likely aliens may be hives and swarms. From biology to starships, insectoid life could shape civilizations stranger than ours.
youtu.be/UOFm4aJIHSw
Forget little green men — the galaxy’s most likely aliens may be hives and swarms. From biology to starships, insectoid life could shape civilizations stranger than ours.
Since #NaNoWriMo is dead, what alternatives rose to take its ecological niche? I am not sure I'll have time to write a full novel this year, but I need to know.
#amwriting #writing #amediting #editing
#amwriting #writing #amediting #editing
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Since #NaNoWriMo is dead, what alternatives rose to take its ecological niche? I am not sure I'll have time to write a full novel this year, but I need to know.
#amwriting #writing #amediting #editing
#amwriting #writing #amediting #editing
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The Fermi Paradox - Cosmic Forbidden Zones
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From supernova graveyards and magnetar death fields to alien quarantines and simulation boundaries, we map out the “haunted houses” of the Milky Way and ask: are we living in one?
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From supernova graveyards and magnetar death fields to alien quarantines and simulation boundaries, we map out the “haunted houses” of the Milky Way and ask: are we living in one?
The Fermi Paradox - Forbidden Zones
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Fermi Paradox - Cosmic Forbidden Zones
youtu.be/h2teHmbvGR0
From supernova graveyards and magnetar death fields to alien quarantines and simulation boundaries, we map out the “haunted houses” of the Milky Way and ask: are we living in one?
youtu.be/h2teHmbvGR0
From supernova graveyards and magnetar death fields to alien quarantines and simulation boundaries, we map out the “haunted houses” of the Milky Way and ask: are we living in one?
It'll have to wait until December or January, but I'll definitely be submitting a story again.
Again.
Again.
October 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It'll have to wait until December or January, but I'll definitely be submitting a story again.
Again.
Again.
For any fantasy worldbuilders out there: folding knives were in existence before Rome was, so you can have a dwarf mob boss pulling out a switchblade on a gnome in a port-town back alley and not feel any shame about it.
Maybe, after my hard-SF book, this'll be next.
#worldbuilding #SFF #writing
Maybe, after my hard-SF book, this'll be next.
#worldbuilding #SFF #writing
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
For any fantasy worldbuilders out there: folding knives were in existence before Rome was, so you can have a dwarf mob boss pulling out a switchblade on a gnome in a port-town back alley and not feel any shame about it.
Maybe, after my hard-SF book, this'll be next.
#worldbuilding #SFF #writing
Maybe, after my hard-SF book, this'll be next.
#worldbuilding #SFF #writing
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Caretaker AI & Genus Loci
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Meet the caretaker AIs: guardians of planets, habitats, and civilizations. What happens when machines become the spirit and soul of the worlds they protect?
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Meet the caretaker AIs: guardians of planets, habitats, and civilizations. What happens when machines become the spirit and soul of the worlds they protect?
Caretaker AI & Genus Loci
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Caretaker AI & Genus Loci
youtu.be/YUQdTdfFZT8
Meet the caretaker AIs: guardians of planets, habitats, and civilizations. What happens when machines become the spirit and soul of the worlds they protect?
youtu.be/YUQdTdfFZT8
Meet the caretaker AIs: guardians of planets, habitats, and civilizations. What happens when machines become the spirit and soul of the worlds they protect?
I've been inactive recently because 1: Work, 2: Master’s degree, 3: Life, 4: Writing.
And somewhere in there I have time to eat and sleep, until technology can replace that too.
And somewhere in there I have time to eat and sleep, until technology can replace that too.
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I've been inactive recently because 1: Work, 2: Master’s degree, 3: Life, 4: Writing.
And somewhere in there I have time to eat and sleep, until technology can replace that too.
And somewhere in there I have time to eat and sleep, until technology can replace that too.
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Work to clean up long-lived radioactive waste at one of the world’s most polluted places took a big step forward last week, when a facility at a former nuclear weapons site in eastern Washington state began to entomb radioactive waste in glass. https://scim.ag/47fPwEp
Polluted weapons factory begins locking up nuclear waste in glass
After years of delay and political wrangling, DOE’s Hanford site opens vitrification plant
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October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Work to clean up long-lived radioactive waste at one of the world’s most polluted places took a big step forward last week, when a facility at a former nuclear weapons site in eastern Washington state began to entomb radioactive waste in glass. https://scim.ag/47fPwEp
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Abandoned Space Colonies - How Worlds Can Unterraform Themselves
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Colonies won’t always last forever—sometimes planets revert, habitats decay, and entire worlds are left in ruins. Join us as we examine the life cycle of abandoned space settlements.
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Colonies won’t always last forever—sometimes planets revert, habitats decay, and entire worlds are left in ruins. Join us as we examine the life cycle of abandoned space settlements.
Abandoned Space Colonies - How Worlds Can Unterraform Themselves
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
October 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Abandoned Space Colonies - How Worlds Can Unterraform Themselves
youtu.be/rZgJrLifKws
Colonies won’t always last forever—sometimes planets revert, habitats decay, and entire worlds are left in ruins. Join us as we examine the life cycle of abandoned space settlements.
youtu.be/rZgJrLifKws
Colonies won’t always last forever—sometimes planets revert, habitats decay, and entire worlds are left in ruins. Join us as we examine the life cycle of abandoned space settlements.
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Twilight Imperium: When Galactic Civilizations Ebb
youtu.be/o_AUTrkmWYE
From Asimov’s Foundation to Warhammer 40K and Twilight Imperium, science fiction is filled with collapsing empires. But could civilizational decline really explain why the Universe seems so empty?
youtu.be/o_AUTrkmWYE
From Asimov’s Foundation to Warhammer 40K and Twilight Imperium, science fiction is filled with collapsing empires. But could civilizational decline really explain why the Universe seems so empty?
Twilight Imperium: When Galactic Civilizations Ebb
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Twilight Imperium: When Galactic Civilizations Ebb
youtu.be/o_AUTrkmWYE
From Asimov’s Foundation to Warhammer 40K and Twilight Imperium, science fiction is filled with collapsing empires. But could civilizational decline really explain why the Universe seems so empty?
youtu.be/o_AUTrkmWYE
From Asimov’s Foundation to Warhammer 40K and Twilight Imperium, science fiction is filled with collapsing empires. But could civilizational decline really explain why the Universe seems so empty?
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AI Alignment - Can We Make AI Safe?
youtu.be/eKNbu6pRxjM
From safety protocols to philosophy, AI alignment asks a hard question: can we build artificial intelligence that truly serves humanity?
youtu.be/eKNbu6pRxjM
From safety protocols to philosophy, AI alignment asks a hard question: can we build artificial intelligence that truly serves humanity?
AI Alignment - Can We Make AI Safe?
YouTube video by Isaac Arthur
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
AI Alignment - Can We Make AI Safe?
youtu.be/eKNbu6pRxjM
From safety protocols to philosophy, AI alignment asks a hard question: can we build artificial intelligence that truly serves humanity?
youtu.be/eKNbu6pRxjM
From safety protocols to philosophy, AI alignment asks a hard question: can we build artificial intelligence that truly serves humanity?