Wednesday, July 24, 2024

The Decisive Fraction: What Percentage of the Population Wins or Loses a War?

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In close elections, it's often pointed out (usually by the losing faction) that a relatively small portion of the country chose the who...
Sunday, January 7, 2024

Fiction Is Dreaming In Print

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There are mathematical techniques intended to counter over-fitting in data. Imagine a stockmarket analysis program. If it's trained on...
Thursday, January 4, 2024

A Brief Sketch of History: Subdivisions of the Iron Age

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Large sedentary civilizations emerged where groups of people were forced to, and then rewarded by, central organization of labor - often in ...
Sunday, September 3, 2023

No Connection Between ABC Laws and Alcohol-Related Outcomes

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States in red have ABC laws. ( Source: wiki ) American states have varying levels of state control over alcohol sales. When the topic ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Foundation, Empire, and Pennsylvania

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If you like alternate history, there's more here . The Central State's flag above, and the American flag below, with the lions...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Whether AIs are "Conscious" or "Intelligent", Etc. Is Irrelevant to Questions of Danger and Alignment

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1. If the question of our continued survival and flourishing is what's important – then it's an interesting question wheth...
Sunday, March 5, 2023

Herein, I Criticize the Governor of Florida

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Florida bill HB991 has not yet become law as I write this article. However, if it does pass, please consider my statement made in this post ...