The Minds of Men | Official Documentary by Aaron & Melissa Dykes A rather exhaustive documentary on the MKUltra program. The link leads to a timestamp later in the video that offers a decent summary. It “feels” like all that research went nowhere, but you can be sure there were things discovered about the mind … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 44
Why Sexual Morality May be Far More Important than You Ever Thought Kirk (the author) rightly points out the sexual restraint is a sign, not a cause, of civilizational flourishing. We could assume that loosening sexual restraints is also a sign, not a cause, of decline. There’s probably a myriad of causes that contribute to … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 43
‘It’s too late’: Alabama doctor shares final moments of Covid patients, urges vaccination This is almost as fake as the Jewish doctor treating the Neo-Nazi that I posted about a few months ago. It has all the tells. The only thing that would make it a more obvious ploy is if Antonio Planas (the article’s … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 42
Y2K Music Curse Good article about the realities of signing onto a traditional record label. tl;dr version: artists need to pay everything back. It’s especially hard when you are a metal band trying to nudge your way into the already-limited fanbase, which is what I went through in the bands I was involved with in … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 41
How Giving Up TV For A Month Changed My Brain And My Life “Never watch more television than the amount of time you exercise.” I am in the clear here, since every day I exercise around 45 minutes. Only some days, I’d only watch a standard-length show with my daughter at night, though nowadays with … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 40
Kickstarter Project: The Cosmic Courtship, by Julian Hawthorne Who knew that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s son was an accomplished writer in his own right, and serialized a science-fiction romance story in a pulp publication, before sci-fi really took off as a genre? Not me, but I backed this fundraiser, because: “Mary Faust, a brilliant scientist, has developed … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 39
Saker® Profile Gauge with Lock This looks like an ingenious tool that I will I had thought of. This Is How The Way You Read Impacts Your Memory And Productivity For some reason, we read complex information on physical paper slower than digital mediums, but we retain it better. How Instagram influencers can fake their … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 38
The Great Myths 9: Hypatia of Alexandria Though the topic interested me, I never bothered with Agora, since Hollywood would never get the history right. I don’t mind that when it’s a film based on history, but Agora was way over the line and took itself too seriously as something accurate. I don’t doubt some … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 37
5 Reasons Trump Is Right to Save Incandescent Light Bulbs I may like LED bulbs a little more, but they are likely to progress as a technology because of Trump’s revoking the standards. If the lower prices of incandescent bulbs aren’t a factor in competition, there’s no incentive for firms to figure out how to … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 36
This is who Disney hired to write the new “all female” Star Wars series. Here’s how to make a great Star Wars story: interesting characters with flaws and strengths, who change and learn things over the course of the film/series, crazy alien species and space creatures, flashy, acrobatic lightsaber duels, devious villains and undercover agents, … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 34
The Minäverse is free on Kindle (for now) Internet friend and fellow author Jill Domschot put up her newest book on Amazon for free, until April 10. Also, my two books are always free over at Smashwords, but go get you some Minäverse first. Predator Helicopter Scene – Long Tall Sally It’s a movie, sure, … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 33
Anberlin’s Adelaide in Sydney, Australia – May 5, 2019 “Sweet” and “wholesome” isn’t usually associated with rock and roll, but this is this the sweetest, most wholesome, thing I’ve seen at a rock show. Culdesac | Experience Someplace Better Interesting. Can’t Unsee Despite the name, it’s not a gross website, unless you consider design error … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 32
Design Is [Protopian] Feels a little too much like the UX discipline overreaching itself. UX designers tend to do that anyway, but this seems…extreme. I rarely find futurists compelling, because most of them simply get their predictions wrong. Some get it right, but only in the particulars, like when Kubrick predicted tablets in 2001. But … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 31
Scott Van Pelt Fired Back At ESPN Haters No cable and reading books all the time? Sounds like heaven to me. Sean Parker unloads on Facebook “exploiting” human weakness It’s not called Faceborg without a good reason. Vegetarian Men Are More Depressed – Are Steaks A Treatment? It might not be a bad idea, but … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 30
Jay DiNitto – LinkedIn Profile Don’t click that link—it’s broken. I took my deleted my profile since I saw no point in it. “Old Life In Your Way stuff” YouTube playlist I uploaded a bunch of old material from my old band, with varying production quality. The videos I play on are the “Skies Broke … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 29
Japanese-style public service ads in LA metro Cute, but it feels the novelty could wear off quick. The real reason why network ‘neutrality’ is impossible Interesting technical reasons why this idea is a nightmare. It will cause shortages of service, just like every other time bureaucrats try to make things “fair.” Twitter is done with … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 28
What Are Heuristics? A very brief but good overview: the “world violence” ratio the video mentions is a good example of the spotlight fallacy. But the unspoken conclusion is that heuristics are bad at knowing large scale phenomena because human beings qua human beings are bad at knowing large scale phenomena. When to Trust the … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 27
Jay at 40 I recently turned 40, so like all beautiful young women I took a bad selfie with no filters or edits. Enjoy. Over-40s most at risk in UK’s laziness epidemic, says PHE Speaking of middle age… Starbucks Invite-a-Friend Interstitial Attn: Starbucks. I think you’re okay. Your Sumatra K-Cups, brewed at 6 oz and served … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 26
Look at this downtrodden robot and rejoice at your human superiority (for now) The poor dear probably realized his epistemology was more limited than humans’. Guest Post by Yakov Merkin: The Dark Side of “Badass” Women Official YouTube Blog: An update on our commitment to fight terror content online Whenever an NGO with “dialogue” in … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 25
Warning: lots of music here. Spotify Sucks It does. Just let me hear the song, dude. Fleshkiller – Parallel Kingdom (Official Lyric Video) This is a welcome change to a lot of the Christian metal that’s been coming out lately. 70000TONS OF METAL – The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise This looks like a fun … Links of Possible Relevance, Part 24