The relation between society’s increasingly invidious, focussed, and sinister patterns of selection (fascism, genetic engineering, “lifting”) and the cosmic arbitrariness … More
Tag: Technology
What I worked on – Paul Graham
If anything is going to lead you astray, it will be the desire to impress people. So while working on … More
The Puzzle Inventor Who Makes Math Beautiful – Titsuya Moyamoto
Do you think that, eventually, computers will be able to make a puzzle that is more similar to your puzzles?” … More
The Hunt for Planet Nine – Shannon Stirone
Man’s sole greatness is to fight against what is beyond him,” Camus said. So why do we bother going to … More
Early Work – Paul Graham
One way to do it is to study the histories of people who’ve done great work. What were they thinking … More
This short life feels beautiful to us, now more than ever – Carlo Rovelli
The reality is that this disaster has no culprits. Simply, in spite of our hubris, we are still in the … More
The Struggle – Ben Horowitz
When you are in The Struggle, nothing is easy and nothing feels right. You have dropped into the abyss and … More
Cargo Cult Science – Richard Feynman
So I wish to you—I have no more time, so I have just one wish for you—the good luck to … More
A survival guide for living in simulation – Dr Harry Whitnall
What of the meaning of life? If the universe is simply a simulation, then the meaning of your entire existence … More
