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@bertier
Coder by day, existential worrier by night.The day job and my years back in the day as an astrophysicist have shown me how amazing our progress as a species is. And how fragile our civilization is. Risk of near species extinction has never been higher- we're evolving fast, ever faster, and without a safety harness. At 1-Squared we're going to make a record of everything worth keeping from our incredible civilization. Just in case...
Make a cup of coffee

Caffine is very important in getting you going in the morning and contains many rare nutrients which you can't get anywhere else.

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Extract salt from sea water by evaporation

Salt is a key mineral, and when it happens, you will need to find a way to produce your own salt.

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How to reduce violence in violent times

Disputes will naturally occur in any community. But without the rule of law disagreements can quickly escalate to violence and a cycle of revenge....

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Learning and the Goldilocks Zone of Order and Chaos

Really bad things happen, they always will: we can never be in full control of our environment or even of ourselves. But by adopting...

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The necessity for story telling

Stories are a form of knowledge intermediate between the subjective and objective. Stories contain knowledge which is the fossilized fruit of our evolution: heuristics,...

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Make sure your new society has a conception of God

All societies, secular or religious, have their God, or Gods. Implicit in doing anything with a specific aim in mind is a value system....

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Find fresh water when near a beach by digging a well

Find fresh water when near a beach by digging a well.

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Algorithm for sorting things in order efficiently

Many algorithms involve sorting a list of things into order. For large lists, the time this takes can become a blocker. Quicksort is a...

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How to construct a well-tempered musical scale

Western music after the Renaissance is almost exclusively on a well-tempered scale. This is a scale of 12 notes constructed from a circle of...

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