“[One] who works with the door open gets all kinds of interruptions, but [they] also occasionally gets clues as to what the world is and what might be important.” — Richard Hamming

Some resources i find interesting.

• archive.org
• Datasette - An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data
• kbnn.no
  • Konjunkturbarometer for Nord-Norge 2022
• thoughtco.com
• What is the KISS technique and how does it work?

World Development & Trends

• Instability and corruption (trump) in US politics have led some to call for Europe to pursue digital sovereignty and reduce reliance on US technology. Who needs enemies when you have friends like the US?
  • Movement for digital sovereignty and FOSS
  • https://european-alternatives.eu/
  • https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en
  • The USA Lock-In: When Tech Dependency Becomes Geopolitical Vulnerability

Tech

• Decentralizing the Cloud - data market in 2025 will be worth close to 1 Trillion USD.
• Quantum Computing
• Nano Technology
• Ultracapacitors
  • Longer life
  • More cycles
  • Higher load currents
  • Quick charging
• Artificial Intelligence
  • Jobs that disappears (with highly probability) within the next 20 years:
    • Drivers
    • Farmers
    • Printers and publishers
    • Cashiers
    • Travel agents
    • Manufacturing workers. Replaced by robots and software automation
    • Dispatchers
    • Waiting tabled and bartending
    • Bank tellers
    • Military pilots and soldiers
    • Fast-food workers
    • Telemarketer
    • Accountants and tax preparers
    • Stock traders
    • Construction workers
• Solar
  • pv-magazine.com
  • new promising tech: perovskite, which can be manufactured on elastic surfaces, uses 1000 times less material than silicon cells, which makes it cheaper to produce solar panels. Effeciency expected in the 30% (theoretical 86% but not practical). Silicon crystalizes around 1410 degrees Celcius, but perovskite can be formed at less than 100 degrees Celcius (<212 Farenheit) which enables usage of smaller equipment. Solar cells can be printed on e.g. lightweight and elastic material such as plastic.
• VR Immersion
• Room Temp Superconductivity
• Nuclear Fusion
  • China has built 126 nuclear reactors between 1987 and 2022. Between 2022 and 2037, China will build 150 more.
  • Helium3, moon

Trends

• Økende inflasjon per (15.05.2022)
  • EU venter inflasjon på 6,8 prosent i 2022 – nedjusterer anslag for økonomisk vekst
  • Høyeste inflasjon på flere tiår i Frankrike og Italia
• Grønn omstilling med blått og grønt hydrogen. Hydrogen skal dekke det norske behovet frem til 2030.
  • Yara har produsert mineralgjødsel siden 1929. De bruker naturgass men skal gå over til hydrogen. Benytter elektrolyse som metode. Vil produsere grønn hydrogen som omdannes til ammoniakk til bruk i mineralgjødsel. Reduserer CO2 med ca 800 000 tonn i året.
  • EU's Hydrogenbank?