Episode 21: Old tech, new tech, fin-tech, coup tech

Our live show is coming! 13th of June 8pm AEST!!!! Please contact us or support us on Patreon! This week Chris and Brian have a meandering discussion on military technology, stagnation, time horzions and "10 year syndrome". We also discuss the new technology of crypto-currency and the cults of personality that it inspires You can also find us on discord Big list of coffee bets - now also on Melange app. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forced Entrepreneurship - . Analyzing employment histories for 640,000 U.S. workers, we document graduating college during a period of high unemployment does increase entry to entrepreneurship. However, compared to voluntary entrepreneurs, firms founded by forced entrepreneurs are more likely to survive, innovate, and receive venture-backing. Nicholas Taleb - The three most harmful addictions are heroin carbohydrates and a monthly salary. Bond tents - avoiding the red zone when retiring. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The great stagnation in military technology: Fogbank - the missing ingredient in the nuclear arsenal Apply for a job reverse engineering the heat exchanger of a B2 bomber Or help find some diodes for an icebreaker Technology Connections - a pretty great YouTube channel. Be sure to check out the rice cooker episode Japanese joinery is beautiful Upside decay The Colt M1911 - Used by the US military for almost a hundred years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cryptocurrency Zohar Atkins - cryptocurrency relies on cult of personality Chartalism - a theory of money that argues that money originated with states' attempts to direct economic activity rather Brian's multi-billion dollar business sending remittances home with crypto-currency - no link because he never started it. Sometimes you just have to look down and power through to get speedrunning records