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Oct

Thoughts on the 80k podcast with Mushtaq Khan

I recently listened to a podcast with Mushtaq Khan. He's a development economics expert. He argued that productivity
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14
Sep

Startup Idea: Children as a Service

We generally hold that people have the right to have children and that neither the state nor society can stop
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29
Jul

Inefficient writing systems

A phonemic language is one where how you write is very similar to how things sound. Essentially, if you know
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05
Jul

Low intelligence is a problem we should care about more

In the past many things we today consider very bad were normal. Slavery, war, starvation, dirty water, oppressive governments. Many
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29
Jun

Ideas flow easily into empty vessels

I remember a few events in college. I went to a small liberal arts college in the Netherlands. The students
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06
Jun

Unrefined thoughts on some things rationalism is missing vs religions

Rationalism seems somewhat like a proto-religion to me. It has norms of behavior very different from society at large. It
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01
Jun

Strength, not courage, is the second component of goodness

I've long thought that there are three parts to being a good person 1. Wisdom: Knowing what the
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22
May

Book Review: Inspired

An interesting observation from four years in tech is that most orgs are absolutely dysfunctional when it comes to product.
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13
Mar

Exploiting Crypto Prediction Markets for Fun and Profit

I believe that exploiting inefficiencies in crypto prediction markets is an easy way to make market beating returns. This guide
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20
Feb

How my school gamed the stats

I was reading the Slate Star Codex review of The Cult of Smart. Part of it discusses charter vs state
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