"The Maes–Garreau law is the statement that 'most favorable predictions about future technology will fall within the Maes–Garreau point', defined as 'the latest possible date a prediction can come true and still remain in the lifetime of the person making it'.[1] Specifically, it relates to predictions of a technological singularity or other radical future technologies.[1]" -Wikipedia contributors, "Maes–Garreau law," Wikipedia, The … Continue reading Maes-Garreau law
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She Wants More
"Jo Piazza’s kaleidoscopic series about the many forms and motivations of female infidelity is a little bit Death, Sex & Money, a little bit Esther Perel, and entirely intriguing. Drawing heavily from the 1993 ethnography, A Passion for More, by Susan Shapiro Barash, who appears on the show as a talking head, She Wants More … Continue reading She Wants More
Bartle Taxonomy of Player Types
I came across this idea in this Tweet: https://x.com/coloradotravis/status/1703962045279093171?s=20 I think it is applicable to any community. Any community is going to have people that are: Achievers: People that like accomplishing things (~10%) Explorers: People that like to learn things or have new experiences (~10%) Killers: People that want to compete and win against other … Continue reading Bartle Taxonomy of Player Types
Security, Threat Profiles and Risk
"It’s very easy to come away from [Lockpicking Lawyer's] LPL’s [YouTube] channel with a frigid jolt of fear: the realization (whether new or renewed) that so much of what we think is secure is unsafe, that our sense of day-to-day wellbeing depends heavily on what are ultimately poor assessments of what is risky and what … Continue reading Security, Threat Profiles and Risk
What’s the Profit (কি লাভ)?
Why do it? I keep thinking about the differences in how people account for value. One dichotomy that comes up is people that want to talk and think about other people, and people that want to talk and think about ideas, without reference to people. I remember once, on a trip to Italy, I was … Continue reading What’s the Profit (কি লাভ)?
Ghost Town by The Specials
Words & Phrases, 2022
no fixed address, homeless asphodel, Greek land of the dead bioreactor meat food's comforting inner cuddle pay-triots, money-grubbing grifters exploiting a nationalist cause the death of nuance axolotls, Mexican salamander mononymous moral holiday the holiday from history call of the void, wanting to jump from a high place, hit a guard rail det stora oväsendet, … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2022
Creative Immiseration
"These tools represent the complete corporate capture of the imagination, that most private and unpredictable part of the human mind. Professional artists aren’t a cause for worry. They’ll likely soon lose interest in a tool that makes all the important decisions for them. The concern is for everyone else. When tinkerers and hobbyists, doodlers and … Continue reading Creative Immiseration
Xi Jinping Studies
"The Fourteen Imperatives are shorter. They all include the phrase ‘adhere to’ and are essentially a list of what party members must do to implement XJPXSDZGTSSHZYSX. Party members must adhere to: 1. party leadership over all endeavours; 2. people-centred development; 3. comprehensive and in-depth reform; 4. a new vision for development; 5. the people running … Continue reading Xi Jinping Studies
Matt Levine’s The Crypto Story
"There was a moment not so long ago when I thought, “What if I’ve had this crypto thing all wrong?” I’m a doubting normie who, if I’m being honest, hasn’t always understood this alternate universe that’s been percolating and expanding for more than a decade now. If you’re a disciple, this new dimension is the … Continue reading Matt Levine’s The Crypto Story
Protons: An Update
"The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed. We’ve attempted to connect the proton’s many faces to form the most complete picture yet." -Charlie Wood, "Inside the Proton, the ‘Most Complicated Thing You Could Possibly Imagine." … Continue reading Protons: An Update
Coin of My Realm: Meaning
https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1577353047667154944 I've been thinking on this tweet a bit lately. How do we determine what is the coin of our realm? What is important to us? I wanted to expand on this tweet. Isn't really "what others offer" is a question of what we value in ourselves, and in other people? Lets leave aside the … Continue reading Coin of My Realm: Meaning
Herd Standards
"Recently criticism has begun to recognize more widely and to analyze in more detail the ways in which far-ramifying commercial organization makes for the dominance of herd standards. We have been shown, for example, how the syndicating of newspapers and magazines degrades their contents to what will please the majority; how, through the box-office, the … Continue reading Herd Standards
No Comment: Cow Dung Capitalism
"Unadulterated cow urine and dung have always been procured from cow-shelters by the traditional for use at home and in temple pujas. What’s recent is the array of therapeutic and beauty products flooding the market that use these as ingredients. There are face packs, bath scrubbers, mosquito coils and incense sticks that contain cow dung. There … Continue reading No Comment: Cow Dung Capitalism
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