1. So, we had surprisingly massive influx of views this week to my Quick Word on Disconnecting post. If you're joining us from elsewhere, welcome and I hope you stick around, though don't expect a whole lot of content like that one. I try to minimize my commentary on current events and politics, though I … Continue reading Friday Flotsam
Friday Flotsam
Friday Flotsam
1. I have been feeling oddly harried these days as I try to hunt for a better day job and try to prevent too much of my headspace from being occupied by insane nonsense that I can't control. 2. I've disliked the designation 'Conservative' for some time now. In the first place because 'conservative' is … Continue reading Friday Flotsam
Friday Flotsam: Black Swan
I'm reading The Black Swan by Nicholas Nassim Taleb at present. I haven't gotten very far, but it's quite interesting. A Black Swan event is one that is an outlier with a heavy impact which was predictable in retrospect, but not in prospect (that is, you can see where it came from with hindsight, but … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Black Swan
Friday Flotsam: Good and Bad or Social Types
One of the key dividing lines in the world, as I see it, is between those who think in terms of good and bad and those who think in terms of this or that kind of person. Of course, there's a lot of overlap there, and the latter would say that they are thinking in … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Good and Bad or Social Types
Friday Flotsam: The Best Animals
I love dogs. I miss having one, and I hope (once I have a life again) to be able to get one of my own. That's one of the many things I'm looking forward to. Most people like dogs, and I think it's fair to say that people in general like dogs (with a few … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Best Animals
Serpent's Den 