In case you missed me
A few news items worth sharing and being aware of.
https://downfall.page/ describes a new vulnerability in the same vein as Spectre and Heartbleed: hard to detect, processing-expensive to mitigate, accessible to any process on the same physical core and applying to almost any modern intel CPU. When the first time you hear about a vuln is through its own webpage, you know it's a bad one.
Room-temp superconductive material? Probably not. Predictions market aligned.
While everyone was busy being a superconductor expert, a very promising cancer killer molecule appeared. And shortly thereafter, someone open sourced it.
You heard of the new cancer molecule: https://t.co/oP9hg0eXNG
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@wagieeacc) August 3, 2023
I am running this molecule screen for free.https://t.co/baGPFcSWJl
These molecules are now open source, since I won't/can't patent them. Revenge on pharma: all of the chem space around this target is now prior art.…
I won't pretend to know what open sourcing a molecule means but the tweet says "revenge on pharma" so I'm applauding.
@knifefight picked up his AI tools and created a ridiculously gorgeous book for his daughter. Parenthood insecurity-warning: only visit if you know, for sure, you are the best mom/dad.
And finally, Marques Brownlee reviewed one year of Tesla Solar. As with all things MKBHD, the short video is a pleasure to watch in its entirety but here are my takeaways:
- $100k setup with enormous rebate
- Should get back in the money within 10 years
- includes 3 powerwalls
- Power-net positive over 12 months, despite being negative in winter
- This is positive for the homeowner, and it removes load on the grid.
Feel free to reply to this and let me know I should keep writing. Much love.