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Energy, technology, defense. Long posts are at https://austinvernon.site
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An Ode to Tesla's Cybercab (opens the original)
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Enter CybercabTesla had a Cybercab launch party recently and opened Cybercab rides to the public in Austin, Texas. The vehicle is a beautiful piece of engineering and is one of the gutsiest technology bets in recent memory. Below is an ode to the vehicle and how it will change our world.The BetCar companies typically expand by adding more models to address different market segments. Normal vehicles need to fill a wide variety of roles for one owner while also having acceptable style and status.
Defending Against Massed Drone Attacks (opens the original)
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PromptThe modern world relies on massive economies of scale to keep us alive and well fed. Ships longer than football fields, refineries as large as small cities, giant warehouses, etc. Many of these targets are shockingly vulnerable to relatively small drones costing less than $100,000 and boasting ranges up to 3000 km.The implications for the civilized world are severe when a combination of pariah states like Russia, Iran, North Korea, Yemen, or Cuba can threaten most of the free world.<p
How Ukraine Built a War Fighting State (opens the original)
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Fighting for SurvivalI’ve been following the Ukrainian-Russian war since 2022. Most Western analyses favored the Russians to win because of their much bigger population and economy. Yet the Ukrainians continue to hold back the Russians and have recently shifted the momentum their way. How did the Ukrainians achieve this? The following are some of my imperfect observations.The Importance of ProductivityRussia’s population is ~5x that of Ukraine’s, and its economy is similarly larger. Defenders ha
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