The Soul of Engineering: How to be the Solution
summary
Argues that engineers are moving into power centers and must produce concrete results: only 2% do stuff while 90% sit on the couch, so build things that work now. Cites TCP/IP then the Web, blockchain’s key idea (no trusted third party), AI replacing bankers and even testing code, and a geoengineering sketch of 12 weather balloons pumping SO2. Notes Falcon Heavy cuts launch cost tenfold and gives three rules: solution must work now, engineering elegance = simplicity, automate until we're all drinking beer.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:04Announcement
- 2:03Welcome
- 2:35Historical Perspective
- 4:18Todays Engineers
- 4:28Engineering Innovation
- 7:37AI
- 10:07Peak Resource
- 11:53Three kratos
- 14:51A joke
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