Things I read last week… (WB 28 Mar 2022)

money

Lyn Alden on ‘What is money’?

Vitalik ‘defends’ Bitcoin Maximalism. (April fools or not?)

Construction Physics explains the Science of Production.

“…inspired by Weyl et al.'s idea, we conducted a quadratic vote on the future governance mechanisms of Bundeskunsthalle, a federally-backed art exhibition hall.”

– The UX problems of Quadratic Voting.

Bank of England’s Bank Underground blog analyses remote-working post-COVID.

New Sudoku techniques can teach us about real-world problem solving.

“Modern tanks can’t start up, move and shoot without many of the same kind of computers and sensors cars make use of.“

– Semi-conductor shortages affecting Russian tank construction.

The unintended consequences of China leapfrogging to mobile internet.