Link. Noah agrees with me that Siskind is basically conservative. His strongest critique, which I agree with, is that Metz exaggerates the popularity of Slate Star Codex.
Daily Archives: February 13, 2021
“All of his concentration was on thwarting the count so that the Vice-President would be forced to say there’s a need for a contingent election.”
Link. It was a straightforward strategy.
“In the Phoenix video, the officers bemoan the proliferation of body cameras, which one says “has taken the job down the drain.”
Link. The panopticon has benefits.
Aaronson responds to NYT Codex article.
Link. I read the new Codex and it is Libertarian-conservative. I think Scott is in a bit of denial there.
Xi’s China: ever more like Mao’s China.
Link. But does he have Mao’s popular support?
“Massachusetts launched a first-in-the-nation experiment, offering vaccinations to younger people who accompany people who are 75 and older to mass vaccination sites.”
Link. Fascinating. Would it work for reluctant groups?
The NYT on Slate Star Codex and the Rationalist movement.
Link. As a young person I *might* have found SSC interesting, but for older me it was boring. I scanned the Substack reboot and it’s fundamentally conservative-libertarian.
Bezos: “… said that at Amazon, employees are not free to choose whether to work “long, hard or smart.”
Link. Work-life balance is for losers. (I’m a content loser so far; enough money and a balanced life. Of course may judge differently in the future.)
“movement led by hundreds of people who believe they can channel supernatural powers”
Link. American evangelical prophecy movement. This comes and goes. Be nice to have historical data.