A word for problems that cannot be solved due to structural features of the species
I'm looking for a concept handle.
In the mote in gods eye, the moties are locked into a
God in a Box --> The Simulation Problem
We recreate systems inside virtual worlds to better predict and understand them. This is simulation. The more granular/high resolution
A plan for this blog
This blog is a place to develop idiotic and pretentious ideas. That's great. It would also be great
Story: 10 weeks of life.
A person works in a menial job. They lead an ordinary life. They save their money and, once a decade,
In defence of extreme tolerance.
Would you rather have a universe in which many different kinds of life thrive, each maximising their own utility function,
The pretence of certainty: Risk, Probability and the Justice System.
Idiots trade in certainties. Wise men in probabilities.
Imagine a hedge fund manager walks down to his risk department, and
Vigilantism in lowsec societies. A social STC for anarchic situation..
The conventional view is that Vigilantism is bad. Why?Because they do a worse job. Why? Because
* Individual vigilantes have
Life after the fall
Most depictions of struggle end stop at the first victory or loss. Movies about politics usually end with the lead
Why you (really) shouldn't judge motion balance by win ratios.
1: Intuition vs Data
There are two ways we determine whether a motion is balanced. One is intuitive. We think
Rumour Mill 2
* The CIA was behind the coup attempt in turkey. The Russians warned Edrogan early enough for him to escape and