Thoughts

An Archive of sketches developing ideas.

Two things. (a) yes my work is included in most of the major LLMs by now. It’s n

Two things. (a) yes my work is included in most of the major LLMs by now. It’s not all current, but the gist of it is there. (b) I have

The brain never ceases activity. When we lose consciousness, the change is not a

The brain never ceases activity. When we lose consciousness, the change is not a global shutdown but a gating event: the thalamo-cortical relay reduces or suspends the integration pathways from

its from a book really

its from a book really. Source date (UTC): 2025-11-18 23:59:25 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1990932891388555784

What one cares about, what one worries about, and what one has any reason to car

What one cares about, what one worries about, and what one has any reason to care and worry about, is limited by one’s agency to act on what to care

Non argument. I’ve been involved in the field with the original people since 200

Non argument. I’ve been involved in the field with the original people since 2009 and there still is little to no evidence that what we have done is durably meaningful.

He is correct. And there are plenty of papers on it

He is correct. And there are plenty of papers on it. Source date (UTC): 2025-11-18 19:58:19 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1990872217585135763

TEN TRUE THINGS … THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE via Grok, via vittorio @IterIntellect

TEN TRUE THINGS … THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLEvia Grok, via vittorio @IterIntellectus Here are 10 things that are demonstrably, evidence-based true—yet the vast majority of people will fight you, get defensive,

They don’t need anything other than uncertainty and the elimination of boundarie

They don’t need anything other than uncertainty and the elimination of boundaries. Source date (UTC): 2025-11-18 19:37:48 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1990867050936611040

There is an odd belief on both sides of the spectrum that this is somehow a heal

There is an odd belief on both sides of the spectrum that this is somehow a health matter rather than a natural consequence of sex differences in perception cognition and

AS I SAID ALL ALONG – THE VACCINE WAS UNNECESSARY FOR ALL BUT THE FRAIL, AND SHO

AS I SAID ALL ALONG – THE VACCINE WAS UNNECESSARY FOR ALL BUT THE FRAIL, AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN VOLUNTARY –“A 2024 JAMA Health Forum analysis estimates COVID vaccines saved

If the patients asked for the service and he provided it then no. If the patient

If the patients asked for the service and he provided it then no. If the patients did not know then yes. Why? There were and are serious risks from the

College education, outside of STEM, in the age of AI, is just impoverishment, wh

College education, outside of STEM, in the age of AI, is just impoverishment, when with industrial repatriation, and basic apprenticeship, income is superior, requires no debt, and allows you to

The Criteria for Something to Function as Money Money is not an essence; it is a

The Criteria for Something to Function as Money Money is not an essence; it is a role performed within a system of cooperation. Something functions as money only when it

BTW: FWIW: –“If a man works an honest job instead of doing crime, he should rec

BTW: FWIW: –“If a man works an honest job instead of doing crime, he should receive respect regardless of the pay.”– This is the military ethic of doing one’s duty

Science: Follow us at the natural law institute if you want to evolve from philo

Science:Follow us at the natural law institute if you want to evolve from philosophical libertarianism to scientific revolution on top of classical liberalism. ;). Source date (UTC): 2025-11-18 17:41:16 UTC

A First Principle: Men are loyal over time. Women are only devoted within time.

A First Principle: Men are loyal over time. Women are only devoted within time. Again, sex differences are largely a division of temporal labor with women evolved for in-time support

My job is to get it right regardless of whether we like it or not. Unfortunately

My job is to get it right regardless of whether we like it or not. Unfortunately, a lot of the time, I don’t really like what I find. Conversely, I’m

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I agree.. And I practice this ethic every day

I agree.. And I practice this ethic every day. Source date (UTC): 2025-11-18 15:18:08 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1990801704695238795

An HOMOGENOUS, cold winters, high trust society

An HOMOGENOUS, cold winters, high trust society Source date (UTC): 2025-11-18 15:17:39 UTC Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1990801583337328970