John Sjölander

My information consumption is now 1/4 X, 1/4 podcast interviews of the smartest practitioners, 1/4 talking to the leading AI models, and 1/4 reading old books. The opportunity cost of anything else is far too high, and rising daily.

Det här behöver åtgärdas omgående. Att vi fortsätter agera på det här sättet är fullständigt obegripligt.

This is insane. Scientists just taught living human brain cells to play DOOM. Cortical Labs in Australia grew about 800,000 neurons (human stem-cell derived plus mouse neurons) on a silicon chip and connected them to a computer using a high density microelectrode array. This system, called DishBrain, sends electrical signals representing the game environment and reads the neurons’ responses as control inputs. These cells don’t see graphics. They receive patterns of stimulation encoding movement and feedback, then reorganize their firing to improve performance. In earlier experiments, these neuron networks began learning tasks like Pong in about 5 minutes of gameplay. Because biological neurons adapt continuously and use extremely little energy, researchers are developing real bio-hybrid machines like the Cortical Labs CL1 biological computer, which runs living neural networks on silicon hardware. For perspective, the entire human brain operates on roughly ~20 watts of power. Modern AI systems require far more energy for comparable tasks. Researchers call this Synthetic Biological Intelligence. Future applications could include controlling robotic limbs, modeling neurological diseases, testing drugs, and building ultra-efficient computers that learn naturally instead of being trained from scratch. This isn’t consciousness or a “brain in a jar.” It’s proof that living tissue itself can function as computing hardware. Acceleration is everywhere.

NEW: Dutch Parliament Member Michel Hoogeveen explains how the 36% unrealized capital gains tax, just passed by the House of Representatives, will work. Here is a more detailed example: Step 1. Starting position You own 500 shares. Value on Jan 1, 2028: €50,000 Value on Jan 1, 2029: €100,000 So the paper gain is: €100,000 − €50,000 = €50,000 unrealized profit You did not sell. But for tax purposes, that €50,000 is treated as income. Step 2. Apply exemption You are married, so you get a €3,600 exemption. €50,000 − €3,600 = €46,400 taxable amount Tax rate: 36% €46,400 × 36% = €16,704 tax bill That bill is due in May, even though you never sold anything. Step 3. Market falls before you pay Now suppose by May the shares drop in value. New total value: €60,000 So your portfolio is no longer worth €100,000. It’s worth €60,000. But the tax bill is still €16,704, because it was calculated based on the January 1 valuation. Step 4. You must sell shares to pay tax To raise €16,704, you sell part of your shares. After paying the tax, you’re left with: €60,000 − €16,704 = €43,296 Originally you had 500 shares. Now you have 360 shares left. You were forced to sell 140 shares. 140 ÷ 500 = 28% of your shares gone. Step 5. What happened economically? Before the correction: Paper gain was €50,000. After the correction: Portfolio is worth €60,000. Original cost basis was €50,000. Real gain is only €10,000. But you paid €16,704 in tax. So instead of being up €10,000, you are now: €43,296 − €50,000 = €6,704 below your original starting value. You turned a €10,000 real gain into a €6,704 net loss. And you lost 28% of your shares permanently.

Someone should create a company that allows fans to continue the storylines from canceled TV series with AI producing the episodes. No need for spinning the actors back up. Let AI do it. Let fans create, share and consume. This would be huge.

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