Luke Hayward

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Architect + 1st-class Kenchikushi
Osaka | Sydney
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@siracusa if not an egg, maybe a pen?
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@siracusa please know that all the architects in your audience were very excited to hear an extended discussion of the merits of AutoCAD in the latest @atpfm. Thank you.
At the end, he addressed the judge and the court officials:
"I am speaking to you, your honor, and the others accusing me: Are you yourselves not afraid? Are you not afraid to watch what our country is becoming, our country that you, too, probably love? Are you not afraid that not only you, but also your children and, God forbid, your grandchildren, will have to live in this absurdity, this dystopia?"
I know there are a lot of worse things going on in the world... but fuck leaf blowers.
“We need to think of Russia as a natural disaster, like they do a tsunami or earthquake in Japan.” https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/06/08/japan-offers-ukraine-a-lesson-in-reconstruction
Japan offers Ukraine a lesson in reconstruction

Asia’s expertise in rebuilding after disasters and wars has much to offer Ukraine

The Economist
“…when American troops approached with their flamethrowers, or when Japanese soldiers handed out their grenades, Okinawans in the caves cried out for their mothers.” https://www.economist.com/1843/2023/05/30/the-second-world-war-turned-okinawa-into-a-graveyard-now-its-in-chinas-sights
The second world war turned Okinawa into a graveyard. Now it’s in China’s sights

A peace activist collects the bones of the dead as conflict brews once more

The Economist

"Every person eventually realizes that time is the most valuable resource on the planet — not oil, or uranium, not lithium, or anything else, but time. Time,” he said. He told them he was proud that Ukraine is not losing a single day in its defense against Russian aggression.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/25/zelensky-surprise-johns-hopkins-commencent-speaker/

Zelensky is surprise speaker at Johns Hopkins commencement ceremony

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Johns Hopkins University graduates during a surprise commencement speech. He also was awarded an honorary degree.

The Washington Post
“The AI revolution is bringing us face to face with Descartes’ demon, with Plato’s cave, with the Maya. If we are not careful, we might be trapped behind a curtain of illusions, which we could not tear away—or even realise is there.” https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2023/04/28/yuval-noah-harari-argues-that-ai-has-hacked-the-operating-system-of-human-civilisation
Yuval Noah Harari argues that AI has hacked the operating system of human civilisation

Storytelling computers will change the course of human history, says the historian and philosopher

The Economist
“At stake in Taiwan is the future global balance of power, as well as the protection of democratic freedoms and advanced technologies critical to global trade.” https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/04/12/emmanuel-macrons-blunder-over-taiwan
Emmanuel Macron’s blunder over Taiwan

The French leader has made a dangerous situation worse

The Economist
“…they just don't know how to get through the day anymore. They're so ground down, they need those three weeks away from it all, to allow them to start thinking about: 'How do I get out of this situation?'” https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230228-the-german-clinics-for-burnt-out-parents
The German clinics for burnt-out parents

Germany has a long tradition of health retreats for struggling parents. Do they make a difference?

BBC