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One More Thing Friday July 14, 2023
Oppenheimer, Network State, and BuiltWith
One quote from the past…
“I need physics more than friends.”
In next week’s episode, we’ll explore the life of J Robert Oppenheimer, including his contributions to the atomic bomb. This quote reminds me a little bit of German aviator Otto Lilienthal, whose last words before dying in a flying accident were “Sacrifices must be made!” Sometimes your work really is more important than mortal concerns of friendship and safety.
One tool from the present…
Want to copy a website, but don’t know where to start? BuiltWith.com is a website that helps you figure out what tools or platforms someone used to build their site. A great way to get started with a new project: Find something similar that you want to copy, find out how they did it on BuiltWith, and then just start trying to hack together a replica.
One thought about the future…
I really like the idea of founding new cities and countries. Well, in the new book The Network State, Balaji Srinivasan argues that people are going to start coming together to build new cities once again. It’s a really interesting idea and I hope it turns out to be true.
One meme
He came from nothing. He conquered everything. From acclaimed director Ridley Scott, #Napoleon is exclusively in movie theaters this Thanksgiving. Watch the official trailer now.
— Napoleon (@NapoleonMovie)
12:00 PM • Jul 10, 2023
Technically not a meme but you know I’m ridiculously excited for the new Napoleon biopic.
Thanks for tuning in,
Ben