Mostly Hydrogen - Issue #2
Hey everyone, welcome to another issue of Mostly Hydrogen⚛️
I’m still figuring out the best structure for this newsletter.
Right now I’m mostly focused on curating and sharing things I find interesting, but in the future, I’d love to start writing a bit more in depth.
That won’t happen today, though. So let’s get to the good stuff!
📚 Read List
Reading obituaries to boost creativity, strange but surprisingly insightful. A reminder that clarity often comes from looking back.
Prepare for doomsday by making premortems.
A park bench that only works with mutual effort, by Martin Binder.
How to live an intellectually rich life. This one is a long read, but definitely worth it!
The history of album art.
🎯 Fun
I’ve stumbled on this speech synthesis tool so many times, and every time I do I just end up spending so much time playing with it, it’s so much fun!
A ridiculous number of chessboards and players, all live. As a dev, I can’t stop thinking about how this even works. Even if you don’t play chess, it’s worth seeing.
Parth Parikh taught an AI how to commentate a live Pong game. Check out the video demo.
A journey to 10 000 different drum machines. Yes, ten thousand. Try them all!
🎥 Watch
How Hollywood cars are built:
Building a real movie star robot:
Bernardo’s journey from Singapore back to Europe by bike:
🔬 Atomic Notes
Carpet that turns into a chaise lounge.
A full year in the life of a tree.
Wonderful home accessories made in the Netherlands.
That’s it for this issue of Mostly Hydrogen
Thanks for floating through with me.
If you read something you liked, feel free to forward it or just hit reply and say hi.
Until next time ⚛️
— Marco ⭐