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author_michael_lewis

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ining books and giving insight into areas that do not usually provide the best material for an easy rea

how_i_now_do_my_reading_-_instapaper_kindle

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TV - where in the end your time is gone, you have not gained anything and you have not even particularly enjoyed it. If I am to put in the effort and time t

let_astray_by_the_media

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I have to admit that my world view recently does not seem to match what is actually happening and I wo... events came to pass, as they have done, was also not correct. For example, electing a guy who espouses... to all new highs after his election. Reality does not match up with my world picture. I am not sure why, but at least that much appears to be true. ======

memories_from_childhood

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which our two younger companions will presumably not remember - at least not like this. But then again, neither will I without the benefit of the picture..

monetizing_positive_impulses

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ears due to the huge potential. These desires are not limited to any one demographic group. ====== ==... es somebody else just sell simpler for less. I am not sure. I am guessing there is a branding associate

technology_ai_distribution_of_capital

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conclusion he draws are more than just troubling (not to mention his actions). Other topics I have bee... and class structure Proust writes about, this may not entirely unrelated to a world that Picketty would

commerce_and_politics_have_always_been_sources_of_dramatic_change_-_why_is_this_always_surprising

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cept the current status quo as eternal. Change is not something that is intuitively easy to grasp. It s

bayesian_statistics

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. Odds reflect the ratio of an event occurring or not $$Occurance: Non\mbox{-}Occurance$$ where the ... happening is $9$ times more likely to happen than not to happen $1$. This corresponds to a probability ... se odds are always given in integer form, however not always with lowest denominator to facilitate comp... probability of getting wet depends on whether or not it's raining. $$ P(A \cap B) = P(A|B) \cdot P(B

could_democracy_and_our_market_system_save_us_from_ourselves

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ated = 2016-12-02 ~~ If technological advance is not an absolute good and it is instead precisely tech... e are driving technology for our greater good and not just for its own sake? Do the technologists do th... the the people comes through - even if this does not happen every time, errors will be recognized and ... defining and pursuing particular issues that may not be relevant or indeed beneficial for everyone. Th

currency_variation_stock_price

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yrations of the GBP with various crises also does not get much coverage. I wonder is there a critical p

erdos_number

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. The people who have collaborated with them (but not with Erdős himself) have an Erdős number of 2 (92... ed with people who have an Erdős number of 2 (but not with Erdős or anyone with an Erdős number of 1) h... liable though, results don't make sense.. (McInerney search does not show this link!) ~~DISCUSSION~~

gold

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ern, functional society in peacetime, it is still not a trivial thing to get this converted into goods ... and systems are running as normal, this is still not trivial. How would this look like in some type of... ground and then sit around guarding it. This does not have any positive economic impact for anybody. No

collecting_my_notes_as_a_blog

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hat there is much that can appear online that has not already been said. Maybe we are already living in