The United States of Impunity
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*AI is the whiff of perfume that's supposed to mask the stench of terminal
moral decay.*
*It is appropriate to discuss the United States of Impunity on Ba...
Sweets at sea
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We finally emerged from the Great Northern Zone of No Internet, and I
finally attained email, which isn’t necessarily a boon. I’m pretty sure I
can post mo...
Substance and Exploration Come First
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In my work to recover from burn-out and reorient myself on things that
provide energy rather than drain me, I have identified three things to help
me align...
Cognitive load theory doesn't matter
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Image source: MS PowerPoint
Before you spill your coffee, let me explain.
There’s been much written and debated in recent years about Professor John...
No more anti-wokism
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I can’t be bothered engaging with people who use “woke” as a pejorative, or
similar Trumpist rhetoric. I’ve therefore banned a couple of commentators
(Jack...
Stone–Wales Transformations
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Buckminsterfullerene is a molecule shaped like a soccer ball, made of 60
carbon atoms. If one of the bonds between two hexagons rotates, we get a
weird mut...
Science, politics, and ideology in economics
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from Lars Syll During my whole career, I have considered myself somewhat of
a schizophrenic, which might be a universal characteristic. On the one
hand, I ...
Discord for Manifold
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In the past few years I’ve had a number of fun meetups with Manifold
listeners in places like SF, NYC, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai.
UPDATE: Now also on Substack
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Google seems to have lost interest in the Blogger app and it is showing its
age.
I am trying out Substack, and if it works out will be migrating the blo...
Why America No Longer Makes Its Own Future
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Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff argue the U.S. is sabotaging its own
economy through reckless tax cuts, rising inequality, and dollar
devaluation. As fo...
Where the fight against energy subsidies stands
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The final "Big Beautiful Bill" failed to truly terminate solar/wind
subsidies. But there is still the opportunity to do so, along with making
other crucial...
A mid-year (non-work) checkpoint
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We’re half-way through 2025, which means it’s a good time to check how I’m
doing against some of the goals I set for the year. Read more I wanted to
read m...
BusyBeaver(6) is really quite large
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For overdetermined reasons, I’ve lately found the world an increasingly
terrifying and depressing place. It’s gotten harder and harder to
concentrate on re...
Machines of Faithful Obedience
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[Crossposted on LessWrong] Throughout history, technological and scientific
advances have had both good and ill effects, but their overall impact has
been ...
NASA Is Worth Saving
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Casey Handmer June 2025 Download a printable PDF. NASA was founded in 1958
in response to Sputnik and the emerging necessity of a robust, government
suppor...
Parallels between Generative AI and Humanoid Robots
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Anyone who reads just about anything these days will know there are two big
things in AI at the moment. They are Generative AI and Humanoid Robots.
There i...
Re. software engineering: Seeing the wheel
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Many years ago, I heard Alan Kay talk about software that’s commonly used
as being “a broken wheel.” I had trouble understanding what he meant by
that, but...
Good News Ukraine.
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Sorting out the real situation in the Russo Ukrainian war
https://billkerr1947.github.io/ukraineWar/ “Artillery Conquers, Infantry
Occupies” and drones are...
Papert’s 8 Big Ideas (Lithuanian Translation)
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Translation by Marius Narvilas Aštuonios didžiosios konstrukcionizmo
idÄ—jos Dr Seymour Papert 1999 Pirmoji idÄ—ja – mokytis darant. Visada
išmokstama ger...
Marble Maze Modules
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Beyond the Marble: How Modular Mazes Build Skills and Spark Wonder Building
a marble maze is more than just a fun challenge—it’s a gateway to exploring
a w...
Lifespan extension: separating fact from fiction
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Thinking about longevity practically is a tricky affair. On the one hand,
we have very little definitive knowledge about how to prolong your healthy
years ...
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