Four short links: 30 August 2016

Current VUCA, Meta Puzzles, Very Low-Cost Solar, and Charting in the Terminal

By Nat Torkington
August 30, 2016
  1. Making Sense of Current VUCAOne of the other key changes Perez points to as an indicator, is the birth of new economic instruments: “…there need to be innumerable investments and business innovations to complete the fabric of the new economy. Here’s one small example: Millions of self-employed entrepreneurs work from home with uneven sources of income. Where are the financial instruments to smooth out their money flow so they can work and live without anxiety?”
  2. Seven Puzzles You Think You Must Not Have Heard Correctly (PDF) — your. mind. will. melt. Knowledge about knowledge is hard, says metaBarbie.
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  4. Energy Exponentials (Ramez Naam) — fragmentary notes, but the numbers on the decreasing price of solar were eye-watering. Chile solarpack at 2.91 cents per kwh unsubsidized.
  5. Terminal Charts with Victory CLI — render charts and embed them in your iTerm terminal. Watch the demo and pinch yourself.
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