Spaceships : A version of Asteroids where “you are not...

Spaceships: A version of Asteroids where “you are not the ship” — you control the rocks instead.

De-Homogenize the University

Democracy itself depends on it.

Wednesday links: a moment of sheer luck

What should I ask Kevin Roose?

Yes I will be doing a podcast with him. From Wikipedia: Kevin Roose…is an American author and journalist. He is the author of three books, and is a technology columnist and podcast host for The New York Times. He wrote a…

Profitability: The Common Thread Behind Quality, Defense, and Value

Investors often talk about quality, defensive, and value strategies as if they are distinct ways to earn return premiums.

Reading Max Weber in the Age of AI

The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Accelerationism

Wednesday assorted links

1. Crime and drunkenness map of England and Wales (that was then, this is now). 2. Cesar Aira says he will stop writing. 3. Toward a post-cultural state? 4. Madrid has great PISA scores. 5. Firms as foragers. 6. Asimov P…

Will AI soon lead to double-digit growth?

Probably not. Here is why.

Limited Inerrancy: Limited Plausibility

My last volley in the religion wars--for now

Helen Vendler spent a lifetime writing about lyric poetry, yet her criticism always started from frustration, not certainty

Helen Vendler spent a lifetime writing about lyric poetry, yet her criticism always started from frustration, not certainty