Indeed! Computer Recreations was the absolute best. I remember implementing an algorithm from this that displayed 3d projections of a 4d rotating hypercube; then extending it to support red/blue cellophane 3d glasses (or as best as possible with a 16 colour pallette). So much fun and learnt so much!
Wholeheartedly agree. Personally I believe that the only chance we as a species will be able to respond in time, is if there are a string of very acute very tragic disasters to galvanise a lasting global response. I don’t see how cooperation on such a scale is possible otherwise.
Agreed. Any solution that involves somehow magically convincing billions of other people to do things that aren’t in their immediate individual best interests is not a solution. I.e. we don’t “know how to fix it”.
There is still a Veronica! I use it regularly for searching gopherspace.