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Longhousing The Internet
How many feminists does it take to screw in a new internet? That's not funny! Good joke! On you. The headline "Ofcom poaches Big Tech staff in push to enforce…
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Mandating Too Many Women In Science
Too many of the big stories in our fading empire have to do with the destructive caustic leveling effects of egalitarianism. The Faith of the Enlightenment. Equality is the false…
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The Frequency Interpretation Of Probability Is False: Some Reasons Contra von Mises
What is the chance that "Donald Trump wins the 2024 Presidential election"? Impossible to say, says Richard von Mises, because the event is singular and must be embedded in an…
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Why “Raise Awareness” & “Denier!”?
This paper, from 2013, is making the rounds again: "Meet the Money Behind The Climate Denial Movement" at, and I'm sure you'll believe it, the Smithsonian Magazine. There's nothing remarkable…
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Undead vs Slimy Science
There is a sharp difference between undead and slimy science. The latter is identified with ease. Take this slice of slime from the paper "Exploring together the emotional impact of…
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The Real Cause Of Climate Grief
Nicolas Gomez Davila said "Cultures dry out when their religious ingredients evaporate." If you want an example of extreme religious desiccation, then look no further than some fruitcake boasting he…
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The Mathematical Trick Guaranteed To Win You A Nobel Prize
My friends, the title is not hyperbole. The scheme I present below will work. But it will require some hard work to get there. Which is only proper, since we…
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Register Your Predictions For 2024!
My Dear Friends and Despised Enemies, Happy New Year. As has been our tradition these many years, it’s time to register our predictions for the coming year. We looked at…