A few days ago, the big internet thing was, of all things, a restaurant review. The restaurant being reviewed was a Michelin-starred affair in southern Italy, represented by the authors as being the kind of place you go to not so much to eat as to feel as if you a special for eat … | Continue reading
The meaningless challenges that matter | Continue reading
One bit of advice you hear about blogging is to pick a focus - to choose one thing you are particularly knowledgeable about or good at and mostly write about that, so people know what your blog is about and what they can expect from it. I would like to do this, but attentive read … | Continue reading
I really owe an awful lot to Scott Alexander. If nothing else, he’s had a huge influence on the way I write. I first became acquainted with his work in my twenties, and I’ve read virtually everything he’s written since then. He’s a solid writer, and he was and remains one of the … | Continue reading
Nothing has changed; We are completely failing to get ready for the next big thing | Continue reading
Meta-Note: The more observant among you have noticed I put a new section up on the blog. It’s called RC Advice, and it’s mostly just a place you can ask me for questions, advice, a friendly ear or whatever. I’m going to answer every comment in there at least until it gets time co … | Continue reading
Here’s a fun modified version of the trolley problem: You are cruising along in the Trolley, as one does, and look ahead to see 2.6 million people on the tracks; the Trolley is set to roll over all of them. To be fair, you are only guessing at that 2.6 million figure - the Trolle … | Continue reading
My father’s father was by all accounts a really bitter-hearted sort of person. I say “by all accounts” because I hardly knew him; he had at some point prior to my birth disowned my dad over a matter of money - he wanted to borrow a large amount of money for something my father co … | Continue reading
Listen now (17 min) | Note: I’m trying out audio narration for at least a few articles to see how much value people get out of it, but it takes a fair amount of time to do. Please don’t be shy with the feedback if it’s something you use - feedback helps. Isaac Asimov’s Dreaming I … | Continue reading
Author disclaimer: As always, keep in mind that I am at best some random guy on the internet. This article deals with food safety - my official recommendation on this is that you only eat food that has been properly stored, sterilized right in front of you, then tested for any po … | Continue reading
Meta-Note: I’m sorry it’s been so long between articles; for better or worse writing here is something that I do for fun, and sometimes work and family get in the way. In this case, I was spending a lot of time trying to learn SQL; you will be pleased to note I am now able to pad … | Continue reading
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor; even if I’m 100% right in my argument and you are 100% convinced by it, you shouldn’t listen to me over actual doctors; it’s a bad habit that might actually kill you. With that disclaimer out of the way: Doctors are nearly completely full of shit ab … | Continue reading