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In reading Kuhn's momentous "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" last night I learned that ahistoricism of scientists is actually something old within the tradition, not something that has happened with Big Science, the institutionalization of science as a weapon of the state
December 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
maybe, just maybe, by studying those who made mistakes you literally can't even dream of, you can be lucky to make those types of mistakes

the types of mistakes Aristotle or Einstein or Steve Jobs made
December 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
If you are curious about what Richard Sutton things about the future of LLMs (he is bearish) I had Claude create a quiz to learn all the details:

claude.ai/public/artif...
Richard Sutton's LLM Critique Quiz | Claude
Test your understanding of Richard Sutton's AI critique with this interactive quiz on LLMs vs reinforcement learning. Built with Claude AI.
claude.ai
September 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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"Enchantment is the oldest form of medicine."
~ Carl G. Jung

September (1956)
🎨 René Magritte
September 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I love skepticism but there is faith and there is belief (the latter being mutable)

When doubting the existential truth of our own existence, that doubter doesn't doubt themselves (therefor proving their existence)
September 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
It seems so bizarre to consider that God/Higher Power is somehow outside of us and inside of us, that inside part has bedeviled humans for so long, we are programmed deeply to consider everything as outside us (by nature as well), I blame Descartes
September 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The reason we have the codex felt shame over not being able to read (this is a guess)
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
my relationship has devolved into me asking it to ask questions, then replying to its questions with more questions, on and on and on

If it actually made for good listening this would also be my approach to podcasting but people like answers for some reason
September 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Wow is the US behind the OECD Global Tax Agreement, implementing a 15% minimum corporate tax rate for multinational companies?

Seems like they are trying to plug the hole that exists for corporations
September 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If AI can do everything bureaucrats can do better with no infighting and secrecy as a form of institutional battle do to large organization competition for limited spots, then bureaucracies have no moat anymore outside of the government's monopoly on violence
September 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Companies like to make metadata sound innocuous, but it matters more than you might think. Here’s why. ssd.eff.org/module/why-...
Why Communication Metadata Matters
As its name suggests, metadata is data about data. Metadata is used in a variety of contexts, often for cataloging information, like tagging keywords in a video so it’s easy to find later. When it comes to computers, people often first think of "file metadata," which includes details about when...
ssd.eff.org
September 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Used EVs overtake diesels for the first time
Exclusive data reveals a surge in electric car sales UK
September 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM