Oct 21In fact, we are exploiting nature to such a degree that people are suffering famine, fires, floods, and ever more hopelessness which is fatal for our species. Not just people of course. All living beings, ecosystems, and some reefs, rocks and minerals too, a…A Closer Look at What AI and High-Tech Lives Cost Us2948Christyl Rivers, Phd.Yet, if one examines the number of famines, fires and floods, we find the amount and severity of…Yet, if one examines the number of famines, fires and floods, we find the amount and severity of each has decreased significantly over the past century. Death by weather-related events is down over 90% in that time. Hopelessness? Yes, that is indeed on the rise. But the major cause of…2 min read2 min read
Oct 16Member-onlyMore Laws Do Not Necessarily Make a Better SocietyI am currently enrolled in a weekly discussion group talking about the new book American Carnage: Shattering the Myths That Fuel Gun Violence. It’s an interesting book and I may provide a more detailed analysis in the future. …Current Events3 min readCurrent Events3 min read
Sep 12Member-onlyAre EVs Really Poised?Or are they being posed? — Here is an article entitled “EVs are poised for 100% take-over, globally.” My comments on the story are long enough to make a separate story, so here it is. The first thing that should leap to everyone’s mind before we even read the article is the sheer folly of the…Ev4 min readEv4 min read
Sep 2Member-onlyCalling Out Hypocrisy On My SideI don’t really spend a lot of time reading articles that express my own side (conservative leaning to libertarian) of any issue. I already know what I believe and why I believe it. I do listen to current events from all over the spectrum, however. …Free Market3 min readFree Market3 min read
Jul 31A stronger ElNino is set to take the world beyond the 1.5°C threshold841Faisal KhanThis entire premise is completely bonkers.This entire premise is completely bonkers. An El Nino does not create heat. It transfers heat from one part of the world to another. The overall temperature of the Earth is not affected.1 min read1 min read
Jun 26So this is how it’s going to work: companies are going to say, “We can automate 50% of the work? Great now we can hire 50% fewer people.” And then those people are now unemployed and go out to find more jobs. And then that makes it so anyone looking for work has to try a lot harder.Software Engineers are in Denial About ChatGPT50261Andrew ZuoTechnology has been "replacing" workers for two centuries now.Technology has been "replacing" workers for two centuries now. In that time, the effect has only been increasing. Name one time your scenario above played out. Since the 1960s, the computer alone has replaced or eliminated untold millions of jobs. Yet there still remains plenty of jobs for those willing…1 min read1 min read
Jun 6Member-onlyForce as a DefaultIt’s becoming more and more the preferred way to treat any problem. — In 2018, the California voters passed Proposition 12, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals act. This was mostly just elimination of some of the loopholes left behind by the 2008 Proposition 8, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty act. Both of these propositions passed by a majority of the popular…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
Apr 19Postponing the Apocalypse: The Climate Catastrophe Nightmare that Never Came True15237Ian D. HoseinThere is not a lot of data presented here, but the point is valid.There is not a lot of data presented here, but the point is valid. One of the aspects of a good scientific theory is accuracy of predictions based on the theory. Here is a site (https://extinctionclock.org/) that lists predictions made in the name of global warming/climate change. Many of the…2 min read2 min read
Mar 7As I said, strictly speaking, tools tend to be held in your hand.1Benjamin CainSo what you mean is a "high-functioning psychopath."So what you mean is a "high-functioning psychopath." But you have made clear that you consider businessmen little removed (if at all removed) from criminals, thus your use of "sub-criminal." But we have known for quite a long time that positions of power attract people with psychopathic tendencies--both in business…3 min read3 min read
Mar 5Member-onlyHow to Lie…and how to lie well — Most of us don’t examine the concept of “lie” any further than to define it as “making a false statement.” “Unicorns are real,” is an example of one such blatant lie. This is a poor lie because it is so obvious to detect and easy to refute. …Philosophy4 min readPhilosophy4 min read
