I’ll probably be staying in the stock market for quite some time, and I…
Archives for July 2020
Blueprint + Blueprint = Behave
I just read three fascinating books that talk about how people become who they…
The Left Can Lose This Election by Becoming as Unlikeable as Clinton
It takes a lot of revulsion to overcome one’s distaste for Donald Trump,…
Reverse Threat Modeling for Pursuing Attribution
I was thinking about the recent Twitter hack the other day and thought of a simple…
A Historical Cycle That Limits Progress
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent…
I Want to Make Art
I’m coming to the realization that I badly want to make art. Not art like…
The Human Obsession With Rarity
Humans are obsessed with rarity, and I want to explore why. But before we get…
Strange SSH Denial of Service on AWS
I run this site on AWS and have been having issues with the site going down periodically.…
Our Lighted Path to Totalitarianism
I think there are five natural trends that are pushing us—and every other…
Bad Governments on the Left and Right Meet in the Middle
There’s a lot of name-calling going on right now between the left and right.…
The American Right’s Creeping Definition of Fascism
Republicans’ new thing of claiming everything is fascism requires some profound…
Why I Believe Trump is Compromised by Russia
Whenever the topic of Trump’s behavior towards Russia and Putin comes up,…
Searching for the Ultimate Obstacle to Creativity
I think a lot about how to be a better creator, which usually means trying to…
America is Falling Because You Can’t Maintain a Democratic Republic With a Stupid Population
Why is America failing? Well, for thousands of reasons, I hear you saying. I know…