Understandings

I love learning about new ideas and talking about them with friends. This is a compilation of the topics I'm most curious about and my current understanding of them. My goal is to be publicly wrong on the internet so people correct me, I learn more about these topics, and they get more attention. I write authoritatively without hedging because it's more fun. Please don't mistake that for actual authority. I welcome feedback on any of these pages on Github.

Complex Rivalrous Systems Love One-Shots

Half-baked analogy from abiogenesis to economics

Solar Overprovisioning

Too cheap to meter power

Archimedes Drive

Gearless gearboxes

Compact Fusion Power

I just want enough power-density for city-ships man

Diaphragm Pistons

Loosely toleranced DIY-friendly pistons with low hysterisis

Inflatable Structures

We should build Mars habs on Earth, maybe

Orbital Retirement

Septuagenarians in space.

Space Based Manufacturing

There are materials and systems we can only make off-Earth, and they'll change the world.