Stop To Think

In this episode of Stop To Think, we talk about getting a Professional Engineering License. We also talk about Licensure in general and all of the sticky stuff that goes into that. I break down the process of getting a PE starting with college and going to getting the actual license. I also talk about what methods I used to study, how long I studied, and everything that went into the whole process...

In this episode of Stop To Think, we pick up where we left off the last time back in 2021. I recount how the PE went and what other things I've been working on since then. We also discuss what the plan is going forward. That plan is to do a once-a-week podcast that will probably come out on Friday mornings. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the future of VR. We talk about augmented reality and how that could play a pretty big role in society. We talk about full dive Virtual Reality technology and how that would potentially change the whole landscape of human life and endeavors. Lastly, we talk about the holy grail of VR which is uploading your consciousness to the virtual world. At the v...

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the current state of VR. We talk a bit about rollercoasters and flight simulators and then we get into VR headsets along with hamster wheels and haptic feedback suits. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about Asteroid mining. Technically we start out by talking about moon mining but eventually we get into a discussion about how asteroid mining would have to work and how it could be a pretty big game-changer for human civilization. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the future conquest of the Solar System. My bet is Moon > Mars > Mars Moons > Asteroid Belt > Jupiter's Moons > Saturn's Moons > Neptune's Moons > Uranus's Moons. In this episode, we talk about why human space conquest will likely take this path. It's a trade-off between travel energy cost and how habitable a given location is.&nb...

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about weapons of planetary devastation. The majority of the weapons a space ship might use on another space ship will work on a planetary body that doesn't have an atmosphere but as soon as your target has air to hide behind it becomes much more difficult to attack them. The weapons we talk about in this episode are basically useless on other ships but deva...

In this episode of Stop To Think we get back to talking about cool stuff. Specifically, we talk about ship-to-ship space weapons that could someday be used in space combat. We go over the various features and limitations of the most obvious ones. We also talk about how shooting each other in space is a really bad and costly proposition. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we finally talk about morals a bit. I detail why I think it's best to stick to the traditional way of handling intimate relationships. We talk about the nature of sin a bit and how doing stuff that's "wrong" might cause more damage than one would expect. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we wrap up the topic we've been working on for the last few weeks by exploring the future of sex work and human reproduction. We talk about how robots might replace humans in providing intimacy services and how this would render human-to-human relationships to being for companionship only. We also talk about how human incubation technology could completely change t...

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the availability of physical gratification has resulted in marriage not really offering as much as it used to. In other words, there's no longer a major incentive for younger couples to get married. Those who do still want the stuff that marriage can provide have a much more difficult time finding others who see things their way. 

In this episode of Stop To Think, we apply economics to sex at the personal, relationship, and societal levels. This is another one that might not be child-appropriate. That aside, we talk about the effects of supply, demand, and scarcity when applied to the bedroom. The results actually aren't as absurd as one might expect. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how sex sells. This episode probably isn't child-friendly but I don't think it's really explicit either. At any rate, we talk about how physical attractiveness is used in advertising and how it can sometimes be sold directly itself. As it turns out, it can actually be sold directly in Nevada. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about some celebrities and what goes into generating income for them. We go over the hidden factors besides just skills that generate cash for them. We also talk about some of the hidden costs that they have to pay to make their massive incomes. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about selling stuff. That is to say, we talk about why consumers are interested in buying products and how they compare one product to another. Some big points are price, quality, functionality, and then the power of branding and good marketing. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we wrap up our talk about patents and ideas. We talk about ways we could move forward without the current intellectual property system in place. The government, its bureaucracy, and the legal system currently bog down the pace of innovation. A system without them better interfering would be better for society imo. Also, yaay for making to episode 50. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue talking about copyrights, patents, and copying ideas. Specifically, we get into a discussion about if it's ethical to copy someone and under what conditions it is or isn't.

In this episode of Stop To Think, we continue the discussion from last episode by branching out into a conversation about the US Copyright and Patent system. We talk about the concepts behind it and what it is trying to do. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about originality. In general, concepts, ideas, those sorts of things seem to come from discovery or from the recombination of things already discovered. People get bent out of shape when they don't get credit for their ideas. This is fair but at the same time, the ideas they are claiming are likely the result of them discovering something that was already...

In this episode of Stop To Think we continue from last episode with our talk about ownership. We talk about how it drives society and how there are two cases of enforcing it. Either a higher power protects your property rights or you have to protect them yourself. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we get a bit political to get across a point. Specifically, we talk about how the concept of ownership is one of the primary factors in the Israel/Palestine dispute. Beyond that, we get into a discussion about that whole conflict and how currently the incentives of the negotiating parties are not aligned. One side seems to want peace and the other wants destruction...

In this episode of Stop To Think we finish off our talk about education (for now at least). Specifically, we talk about how one solution (homeschooling) has its own set of drawbacks. That is to say that school teaches people more than just academic subjects. Students also learn how to navigate hierarchies in a lower-risk environment. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the U.S. needs to take education more seriously. If we don't we run the risk of losing out in the race for the five frontiers that we talked about last episode. We talk about how the U.S. education system is set up and I miss an opportunity to refer to a personal education plan as a PEP. From there we talk about some of the challenges the system i...

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the five frontiers. AI, Space, Manufacturing, Food Production, and Genetics. The country or the company that masters any one of these domains will gain a decisive advantage over everyone else. We use this discussion as a jump-off point to talk about how the US needs to get it together and start focusing on these areas. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the world works in its natural state. It's good to think about this from time to time because it puts things in perspective and reminds us to be thankful for how good things are in the modern era.