Hawke [he/him]

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  • Hawke [he/him]tochapotraphouseNoooooo
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    2 years ago

    The inventor of the Maxim gun also thought that a weapon so destructive could be so terrifying that it would create world peace.


  • Hawke [he/him]tourbanismIntercity rail: Germany vs the US
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    2 years ago

    First off, he would be better off comparing Germany yo the north east US region, as they are closer by density and that part definitely needs that number of routes.

    On the other hand, the USSR proved you don't need density.





  • Hawke [he/him]tourbanismHmm,
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    2 years ago

    In communist Russia, standardized cookie cutter apartment blocks were built without regard for their actual surroundings.



  • Hawke [he/him]tohistoryAndropov and the Soviet Collapse
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    2 years ago

    Kind of, but it's more about management. Cybernetics is about autonomy and reacting to things on the fly. It's about the constant flow of information and feedback. Like you set some goals to the factories you manage, they manage their thing autonomously and just send daily or weekly key numbers so that central command can see if there's a problem and help adjust goals or involve additional resources quickly.

    Computers are important but for example in Chile they used cybernetic principles to manage the economy successfully and at most they had something like fax machines.









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