Per Slycke
@slycke.bsky.social
Building robots at Loop Robots. Reposting important things that make sense. Physics. Having fun.
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Good morning and welcome to your FT Weekend highlights thread. As ever, all gift links are free 300x and that's your lot, editor's choice is final. First up is this essay from Joseph Nye, who coined the term Soft Power, on how Trump doesn't understand it and why that's a problem on.ft.com/4hlZTcB
Trump and the end of American soft power
[FREE TO READ] Joseph Nye coined the term for the influence countries exert through attraction. Here he sets out why exclusive nationalism is likely to prove a losing strategy
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March 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Good morning and welcome to your FT Weekend highlights thread. As ever, all gift links are free 300x and that's your lot, editor's choice is final. First up is this essay from Joseph Nye, who coined the term Soft Power, on how Trump doesn't understand it and why that's a problem on.ft.com/4hlZTcB
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HP will acquire assets from Humane, the maker of a wearable Ai Pin introduced in late 2023, for $116 million.
Humane had been seeking a buyer for the business as early as May 2024, when it sought a price of $750 million to $1 billion
Humane had been seeking a buyer for the business as early as May 2024, when it sought a price of $750 million to $1 billion
HP to Acquire Parts of Humane, Ai Pin Startup From Ex-Apple Managers, for $116 Million
HP Inc. will acquire assets from Humane Inc., the maker of a wearable Ai Pin introduced in late 2023, for $116 million.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
HP will acquire assets from Humane, the maker of a wearable Ai Pin introduced in late 2023, for $116 million.
Humane had been seeking a buyer for the business as early as May 2024, when it sought a price of $750 million to $1 billion
Humane had been seeking a buyer for the business as early as May 2024, when it sought a price of $750 million to $1 billion
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Standing on thin ice—literally. But hey, as long as breakfast is served, this guy enjoys the opportunity. #ColdFeetButDry
February 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Standing on thin ice—literally. But hey, as long as breakfast is served, this guy enjoys the opportunity. #ColdFeetButDry
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Here is a nice mushroom
January 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here is a nice mushroom
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January 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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listen guys, we can't invade canada. we need canada. who are we going to pretend to be when when we travel in europe if not canadian?
January 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
listen guys, we can't invade canada. we need canada. who are we going to pretend to be when when we travel in europe if not canadian?
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Holy cow. Just woke up to this view from mid-Wilshire looking downtown
January 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Holy cow. Just woke up to this view from mid-Wilshire looking downtown
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SAM-UVC in action decontaminating a GMP cleanroom CNC corridor 🫧
January 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
SAM-UVC in action decontaminating a GMP cleanroom CNC corridor 🫧
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The Begining of the End for ANT+ Wireless Discussion
The Begining of the End for ANT+ Wireless
First off, no, your ANT+ devices aren’t going to stop working. In fact, companies are not only supporting them going …
www.dcrainmaker.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Begining of the End for ANT+ Wireless Discussion
Great read. As always.
Every Jan 1 I post a scorecard on predictions I made, with dates, on Jan 1, 2018 on cars (self-driving), robots, AI, & ML, and on human spaceflight. Besides telling which turned out right and which wrong in the last year I also talk a lot of smack about these topics. rodneybrooks.com/predictions-...
Predictions Scorecard, 2025 January 01 – Rodney Brooks
rodneybrooks.com
January 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Great read. As always.
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People seemed surprised about the statement that Yi Peng 3 also tried to rip up cables connecting Danish island Læsø to Sweden, so here is a reminder.
Happened Nov 7 as YP3 was approaching Baltic Sea, before the 2nd
We have an AIS-track showing it and underwater footage confirming it. Links below.
Happened Nov 7 as YP3 was approaching Baltic Sea, before the 2nd
We have an AIS-track showing it and underwater footage confirming it. Links below.
December 29, 2024 at 8:32 AM
People seemed surprised about the statement that Yi Peng 3 also tried to rip up cables connecting Danish island Læsø to Sweden, so here is a reminder.
Happened Nov 7 as YP3 was approaching Baltic Sea, before the 2nd
We have an AIS-track showing it and underwater footage confirming it. Links below.
Happened Nov 7 as YP3 was approaching Baltic Sea, before the 2nd
We have an AIS-track showing it and underwater footage confirming it. Links below.
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What if we put a pool on the moon?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with Minute Earth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIB...
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with Minute Earth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIB...
What if we put a pool on the moon?
YouTube video by xkcd's What If?
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December 24, 2024 at 9:20 PM
What if we put a pool on the moon?
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with Minute Earth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIB...
Watch the latest What If? video collaboration with Minute Earth!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIB...
Merry Christmas all from SAM-UVC the decontamination robot 🦠🧫
December 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Merry Christmas all from SAM-UVC the decontamination robot 🦠🧫
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I'm always amazed when I look at just how fast coal use has dropped in the US
It's a huge victory not just for climate but also for reductions in mercury, arsenic, and air pollution
So many people will live longer healthier lives because coal use has dropped so much and I love it
It's a huge victory not just for climate but also for reductions in mercury, arsenic, and air pollution
So many people will live longer healthier lives because coal use has dropped so much and I love it
December 24, 2024 at 3:01 PM
I'm always amazed when I look at just how fast coal use has dropped in the US
It's a huge victory not just for climate but also for reductions in mercury, arsenic, and air pollution
So many people will live longer healthier lives because coal use has dropped so much and I love it
It's a huge victory not just for climate but also for reductions in mercury, arsenic, and air pollution
So many people will live longer healthier lives because coal use has dropped so much and I love it
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Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted
There have been reports that a Xin Xin Tiang vessel (Hong Kong) has crossed EstLink2 today at noon.As it moved in the area of the cable,its speed decreased
Authorities are investigating the incident
yle.fi
There have been reports that a Xin Xin Tiang vessel (Hong Kong) has crossed EstLink2 today at noon.As it moved in the area of the cable,its speed decreased
Authorities are investigating the incident
yle.fi
December 25, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted
There have been reports that a Xin Xin Tiang vessel (Hong Kong) has crossed EstLink2 today at noon.As it moved in the area of the cable,its speed decreased
Authorities are investigating the incident
yle.fi
There have been reports that a Xin Xin Tiang vessel (Hong Kong) has crossed EstLink2 today at noon.As it moved in the area of the cable,its speed decreased
Authorities are investigating the incident
yle.fi
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All trains in Norway in standstill because of comms problem.
Still ongoing.
Still ongoing.
Complete train stoppage throughout Norway
There is a complete stoppage in traffic due to an unknown fault in the communication system between the trains and the train controllers.
The trains must stand still until the situation is clarified.
– The entire country is closed to train traffic.
There is a complete stoppage in traffic due to an unknown fault in the communication system between the trains and the train controllers.
The trains must stand still until the situation is clarified.
– The entire country is closed to train traffic.
December 25, 2024 at 2:38 PM
All trains in Norway in standstill because of comms problem.
Still ongoing.
Still ongoing.
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Thoughtful survey of thinking about whether humanoid form robots are what we need now. Leila Takayama @hokulabs.bsky.social from my company Robust AI explains some of the startup sociology. Also my first law of robotics about what their appearance promises. www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/23/1...
Will we ever trust robots?
If most robots still need remote human operators to be safe and effective, why should we welcome them into our homes?
www.technologyreview.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Thoughtful survey of thinking about whether humanoid form robots are what we need now. Leila Takayama @hokulabs.bsky.social from my company Robust AI explains some of the startup sociology. Also my first law of robotics about what their appearance promises. www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/23/1...
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💥💥 EU Inc goes to Brussels!
We sent the petition with your 13k signatures to the EU Commission.
We managed to make this an urgent matter in Brussels. Now we need to make sure the implementation is right.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Contribute to the open-sourced proposal below ⬇️
We sent the petition with your 13k signatures to the EU Commission.
We managed to make this an urgent matter in Brussels. Now we need to make sure the implementation is right.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Contribute to the open-sourced proposal below ⬇️
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
💥💥 EU Inc goes to Brussels!
We sent the petition with your 13k signatures to the EU Commission.
We managed to make this an urgent matter in Brussels. Now we need to make sure the implementation is right.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Contribute to the open-sourced proposal below ⬇️
We sent the petition with your 13k signatures to the EU Commission.
We managed to make this an urgent matter in Brussels. Now we need to make sure the implementation is right.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Contribute to the open-sourced proposal below ⬇️
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LIFE HACK: Answer your phone "Hello you're on the air" and 99% of the time people will just hang up.
December 1, 2024 at 4:15 AM
LIFE HACK: Answer your phone "Hello you're on the air" and 99% of the time people will just hang up.
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Size of the anti-Russian protests across Georgia tonight are crazy.
November 30, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Size of the anti-Russian protests across Georgia tonight are crazy.