11. Engineering Peace (asteriskmag.com)

The development community treats war as inevitable. We’re learning how to pay to prevent it.

20. Algorithm for NP-Complete Sudoku (zenodo.org)

This document proposes a conceptual and constructive solution to the millennium problem $P$ vs $NP$. It is demonstrated that the asymmetrical complexity barrier between verification (P) and resolution (NP) is a direct consequence of using a deficient algebraic coordinate system (sequential brute force). By introducing the NLS Universe (Discrete Equilibrium Structure), it is proven that combinatorial complexity collapses to constant time $O(1)$. As a proof of concept, the generation algorithm for the NP-Complete Sudoku problem (SDK-NLS) is presented, establishing the Theorem of the Symmetry of Extremes: an empty board (0 clues) and a nearly solved board (80 clues) require the exact same structural computational effort. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the solution space is not found through search, but generated through topological gears and combinatorial parametrization.

21. Open Source is not immune to monopoly (humancode.us)

The recent fiasco involving Linus Torvalds running Linux like the privileged man that he is and entirely missing the central points of the arguments made by people who don’t enjoy his kind of privilege reminds me that there are some OSS projects that have become so large, so important, and so monolithic, that the behavior of their project leadership becomes indistinguishable from a monopoly/monopsony.

27. From Sawdust to Paw Patrol: The Spin Master Story (With Ronnen Harary) [audio] (www.econtalk.org)

A nylon stocking filled with sawdust that grows grass for hair launched one of the most successful toy companies in the world. Ronnen Harary, co-founder of Spin Master and co-creator of Paw Patrol, talks about his bookΒ No Experience Necessary with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts. Harary traces his journey from selling grass-growing novelty heads at 23, through […]

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