bacteria, birthpains, and big tech dependencies

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

I narrated an entire war to a blind man who caused it.

1. Bacteria learn and form memories — no brain required
2. Human childbirth is not uniquely difficult after all
3. Europe’s digital ID wallets secretly run on Google and Apple infrastructure
4. Week inside an SF hacker house — lobster neurosurgery, AI bots, and the abyss
5. $30 wind turbine, open-source, license-free — build your own infrastructure
6. South Korea pledges $1 trillion on AI and chips — framed as a race against extinction