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E032: Information Goons
Listen now (87 min) | In this episode, we discuss information addiction. Participants: Yassine, Jason, Neophos, Shakesneer. Credit to Internaut for the…
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Jun 3
May 2023
Morality is Accidental & Self-Congratulatory
The values you hold so dear are a manifestation of convenience
May 29
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What are the limits of the weak man?
Note: Although this post cites specific real-life examples, the intent of the discussion is intended to be entirely at the meta level. Scott Alexander's…
May 22
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Defamation Bear Trap
The legal field is filled with ad-hoc quirky legal doctrines. These are often spawned from a vexed judge somewhere thinking “that ain’t right” and just…
May 11
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Robot Lawyer Dog
I’ve previously gushed about my love for stone tools and this post is an expansion on some practical matters regarding how AI will affect my job. I…
May 11
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April 2023
These are signs that you have nothing
From Quillette, an MIT professor describes the outraged reaction from fellow philosophers when he argued that a woman is an adult human female. Back in…
Apr 21
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Consider The Hand Axe
A long time ago, some primitive apes got addicted to rocks. The earliest stone tools were crude bastards, made by smashing large river pebbles together…
Apr 8
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Matt Taibbi's Integrity Sand Pit
Earlier this year, the Indian government asked Twitter and YouTube to take down a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both complied…
Apr 8
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Absolute Immunity, Total Fuckery
It's SO not fair to hold government officials accountable
Apr 7
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March 2023
It's OK if the King does it
Remember Seattle's CHAZ/CHOP? After the place was cleared, a bunch of local businesses and property owners sued the city and recently all reached a…
Mar 24
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Affirmative Action or Transparency, Pick One
In the hierarchy of court systems, lower-level courts (typically referred to as trial courts or district courts) handle the dirty work of sifting…
Mar 23
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Meghan Murphy's Speedrun Guide to Logical Fallacies
[Note: The version of this post that was sent by email unfortunately had footnotes missing.] I can’t help feeling a tinge of awkward self-consciousness…
Mar 16
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