{"id":3376,"slug":"in-the-ruins","name":"In The Ruins","type":"media","created_at":"2026-08-08T23:11:18.969127+00:00","hidden":0,"aliases":[],"episodes":[{"id":"1102478c-efc7-4336-a845-7313d390c921","slug":"episode-three-happy-birthday-and-connections","subject":"Episode Three: Happy Birthday and Connections","title":"Happy Birthday and Connections","publish_date":"2014-01-27T00:00:00+00:00","year":2014,"month":1,"season":null,"episode":3,"episode_label":"episode 3","canonical_url":"https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/episode-three-happy-birthday-and-connections/","is_premium":0,"word_count":1434,"context":" … In his 2013 short story <mark>In The Ruins</mark>[1] he spins a wonderful twist on the Kardashev Scale[2] of a civilization's technological ability:\n\n“I have no … ","reading_minutes":7}]}