I Had A Dream
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Alas, the dream that I had last night was not the inspiring, MLK kind of
dream, even though tomorrow happens to be the great man’s day. No, I had
the lite...
Utilitarianism: it all went wrong with Sidgwick
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As part of my critique of pro-natalism, I’m looking at the philosophical
foundations of the idea. Most of the explicit discussion takes place within
the fr...
Dante and the 3-Sphere
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Apparently Dante conceived of the universe as a 3-sphere! That’s a
3-dimensional space formed by taking two solid 3-dimensional balls and
completely gluing...
AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge
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More than a decade after Aaron Swartz’s death, the United States is still
living inside the contradiction that destroyed him.
Swartz believed that knowle...
How Washington Uses Energy as a Weapon
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This essay argues that control of the global oil trade is a core instrument
of U.S. power, underpinning dollar-based finance and coercive diplomacy. It
f...
Why Is Everything Such a Hot Mess?
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*Nobody believes that "doing more of what's failed" will actually fail,
because to date it's only made insiders rich. *
*Why Is Everything Such a Hot Mess...
Some quick thoughts on Venezuela from a comrade
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Some quick thoughts on Venezuela from a comrade: 1. Reuters confirms
agreement to divert Venezuela oil to US will not affect China much even
short term. On...
Update on Australian NetZero efforts
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by Chris Morris People have queried what is happening in Australia with
their push for a decarbonised all renewables/ Net Zero grid since the last
update...
High and higher. US credit card rates.
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Increasingly, we have to pay to pay. Directly, but also indirectly. For
instance, credit card payments entail borrowing, and debts entail interest
payments...
Predictions Scorecard, 2026 January 01
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Nothing is ever as good as it first seems and nothing is ever as bad as it
first seems. — A best memory paraphrase of advice given to me by Vice
Admiral Jo...
2026: Expect a very uneven world economic downturn
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The Maximum Power Principle strongly suggests that even as limits are hit,
the world economy cannot be expected to collapse all at once. Instead, the
most ...
A good summation of the VPRI STEPS project
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I learned about STEPS from the ViewPoints Research Institute (VPRI) in
about 2008. It’s goal was to create a usable office system, from the ground
up (incl...
Energy Predictions 2025
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Printable pdf. It’s been a few years since I wrote a broad post on energy,
so I’m providing an update in one easy to read place. More detailed
specific pos...
Harvey at 90: A Verso Series
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From the Verso website: This month, in honour of David Harvey‘s ninetieth
birthday, we’re publishing a series of short essays on David’s unparalleled
contr...
Thoughts by a non-economist on AI and economics
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Crossposted on lesswrong Modern humans first emerged about 100,000 years
ago. For the next 99,800 years or so, nothing happened. Well, not quite
nothing. T...
The Final Step of the Scientific Method
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An ideology that cannot be defended by means of evidence and deductive
logic, will inevitably be enforced by violence. You shall know them by
their habit: ...
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