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Trump
Should I vote for Trump because at the very least he won’t be corrupt? He seems to have strong morals, within his own opinions, I really can’t see a liar in him. I seriously doubt anyone could ever imagine that man involved in a corruption scandal. He always speaks out of his mind. I don’t …
Feynman Approach to Reading a Book
First lightly read through the chapters, highlighting or underlining the key concepts in each chapter that seem the most important. Then at the end of each chapter apply the simple Feynman technique: 1) Choose the concept you wish to understand (or wish to check whether you understand) and write down the name of the concept. …
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The Patient Will See You Now
Open AI
The enigma’s of the open source economy never stop giving. Elon Musk introduces open AI
Super Booyabase
Overall quite a stunning dish. One objection may be that it is perhaps just a bit too intense. Ingredients: -one cup chopped fresh Ontario leeks (still available on Dec 31!) -one cup chopped Ontario french shallots -one cup chopped celery -one medium fine chopped jalapeno pepper -fresh cup chopped dill (forgot but would have worked) …
Conservative appointments dominate CBC BoD
Stephen Harper’s legacy lives on at our national public broadcaster through the many Conservative Party partisans and donors he has appointed to CBC’s Board of Directors – all devoted to Harper’s plan to shrink it. Right now, 9 of 11 current Board members have been financial donors to the Conservative Party – complicit in Harper’s …
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NAGEL’S NESCIENCE OF NUN’S GNOSIS
It is satisfying to see a serious Philosopher of Mind acknowledge the notion that science has hitherto failed to solve the central problem conceptually confronting cogitant Mankind: namely, how inert matter gives rise to consciousness. Nagel correctly contends that consciousness is the most complex, most astounding accompaniment of life extant in our corner of the …
What secret sides to human nature do therapists see that non-therapists would be surprised by?
That 90% of humans are walking around with shot gun wounds in their psyche, like zombies. They live their lives, repeating the same mistakes, believing the same things matter that actually don’t, and worry about the same problems that in reality don’t deserve the time of day. They do this because they run away from …