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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Will the China Cycle come for Airbus and Boeing? Never forget what China did to one-time giant Nortel.

- Philosophy explained (with donuts)

- This is what a preference cascade looks like.

- Climate Journalism Done Right.

Philosophy Explained (with Donuts)

Jordan Peterson and Eckhart Tolle - Comparing Two Teachers

 

Perhaps the best is to walk a middle way between the two. Put another way - adapt the phrase act locally (Tolle) but think globally (Peterson).

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Which countries are granted the most new patents? China is kicking the US's ass.

- Dr. David Sinclair and the science of anti-aging.

- Famous historical philosophers brought to life by AI. This is the future of teaching.

- Doug Kezirian with advice on how to bet the NFL draft. I won't watch the draft but I did bet Bryce Young to be the overall number one pick back when the odds were even money.

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Heh Heh. 

- Reflections on the meaning of time.

- Heh Heh - Local carpenter continues to spread disinformation deemed harmful by religious experts

- Oh the passion of sport - congrats to Argentina on their World Cup victory

Philosophy Explained (with Donuts)

Jordan Peterson and Eckhart Tolle - Comparing Two Teachers

 

Perhaps the best is to walk a middle way between the two. Put another way - adapt the phrase act locally (Tolle) but think globally (Peterson).

Four Principles For Being Present, According To Albert Camus

 

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Wikipedia: Getting to Philosophy

"Clicking on the first link in the main text of an English Wikipedia article, and then repeating the process for subsequent articles, used to usually lead to the Philosophy article."

It really works! I used the random word "broadband" and I got to "philosophy" in six clicks.

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Biden's most heartless betrayal.

- Interesting life advice from John D. Rockefeller of all people.

- Hume the Humane. David "Hume believed we were nothing more or less than human: that's why he's the amiable, modest, generous philosopher we need now." 

- Heh Heh - and Chicago to shortly follow suit

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- A potential tunnel linking Northern Ireland and Scotland.

- The Daily Routines of Geniuses

- How I learned to stop worrying and love the debt.

- Still one of my favorite music mash-ups - Call Me A Hole

- The EU's petty isolationism is wrecking Europe

- The Germans Play Monopoly

Farnam Street Wisdom

- Avoiding Stupidity is Easier than Seeking Brilliance

- Ayn Rand on Why Philosophy Matters

- Signaling: The Language Peacocks, Gazelles and Humans all Speak

- This is Water by David Foster Wallace (Full transcript and audio). Always worth revisiting this speech from time to time.

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Rasputin sings Beyonce

- Interesting thread on Trump and Iran

- NASA has a probe that has been stuck on Mars for months. And they are trying to rescue it.

- Library Porn

- Drew Brees wins $6.1 million jewelry lawsuit. Why so much jewelry in the first place Drew? Are you compensating for not having one of these?

- Creepy but yet you cant help but find yourself trying to find the clown in each picture

- The Ancient Greek philosopher who was exiled for claiming the moon was a rock and not a god.

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- The history of philosophy (interactive graph)

- Literally "No Fat Chicks" to become law in Greece

- Heh Heh

- Who knew? Moons can also have moons and they are called moonmoons.

- Heh Heh

- Has the standard and cost of living really been stagnant for the past 40-years?

- Congress passes bipartisan Opioids Bill

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- So now is spanking the hippo a thing? Thankfully not according to the Urban Dictionary (yet)

- Interesting - elephants have a secret weapon against cancer.

- An argument that David Hume is the philosopher (and philosophy) we need today.

- I would counter that it is Hume's good friend Adam Smith who is the philosopher we need today. And that Russ Roberts How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life is the place to start.

- 15 skills you can pick up in a month. Already proficient in 5 on the list but in September I might just look into becoming a notary or learning to juggle.

- SEC sends subpoena to Telsa over Elon Musk's Tweets. It's always something in Musk World.

-  Meanwhile one of Musk's other companies, The Boring Company, announce a planned underground loop to Dodger Stadium. See this is another example why we need the weekly soap opera Musk World.

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- The Tao of Mookie

- Heh heh (and reminder my Twitter handle is @ALargeRegular)

- New England Patriots take on rest of AFC East and Roger Goodell

- Interesting read on the relationship between Jimmy Johnson and Bill Belichick

- A message from the children of Johnny Cash

- In case you missed it - the Red Sox ceremonial first pitch to the nuts

- Daniel Craig on board to play Bond one more time

Rene Descartes

On this day in 1596 Rene Descartes was born. There aren't many Rene Descartes jokes but this is my favorite:

Rene Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender asks, "Can I get you a drink?" Descartes replies, "I think not" and disappears.

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- Brady is free yes but there's another point being overlooked by most regarding DeflateGate

- Important thing to know about Devon Still being cut by the Bengals

- Damon Wayans might want to rethink his position (or at least rethink the idea of voicing it out loud)

- Philosophy explained with donuts

- Heh heh - epilepsy my cock

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Stuff I thought was interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly's wife is a keeper

- Philosophy explained (with donuts)

- They're big, they're hairy, and they're in your house

- Wow - perhaps as much as half of the Earth's water is older than the Sun

- Cool - Lionfish derbies used to help save coral reefs

60 Thoughts About Turning 60

I admit that I had never heard of Ian Martin - but his 60 thoughts on turning 60 were very clever.

My favorite two:

"When someone starts a sentence 'I'm not trying to be'... they always are." How very true. Just as true as "Nothing counts except what comes after the but." I think you are a great person but...

"[O]f course God exists. Even if God turns out to be just science in fancy pyjamas." What a great way of stating one's religious beliefs!

I also loved him calling someone a "human coelacanth." What a great turn of phrase!