Thersites

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Borrowed Atoms, Boundless Meaning(churchoftheinfinitegame.substack.com)
3 points by Thersites 1y ago|0 comments
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SpaceX catches Starship booster a second time, loses ship to an 'anomaly'(techcrunch.com)
5 points by Thersites 2y ago|0 comments
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Agency, Art, and the Constitution(engineeringideology.substack.com)
2 points by Thersites 2y ago|0 comments
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A Periodic Reminder of Your Pending Competitive Inadequacy(marginalrevolution.com)
1 points by Thersites 3y ago|0 comments
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by Thersites 3y ago
Whiskeyjack RIP
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My relationship with religion mirrors my relationship with my ex(blurry.substack.com)
2 points by Thersites 4y ago|1 comments
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by Thersites 4y ago
It's pretty self explanatory
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by Thersites 4y ago
Hey, I wanted to propose a mindset for thinking about what you should learn, instead of a particular skill or domain. Thinking about what you should learn to benefit your employer is nice, I'd think more about what skill you could lear
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The endgames of bad faith communication(consilienceproject.org)
482 points by Thersites 4y ago|361 comments
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by Thersites 5y ago
You never forget the Judge.
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by Thersites 5y ago
Seconded, this is one of the best fiction books I have ever read
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by Thersites 5y ago
Player Of Games is amazing
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by Thersites 5y ago
Read Revelation Space by Reynolds and Pandora's Star by Hamilton if you feel like you exhausted SciFi. Also check out The Diamond Age by Stephenson and Altered Carbon by Morgan if Snow Crash isn't for you. Stranger in a Strange La
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by Thersites 7y ago
I'm happy to see Naval mentioned a bunch, bummed that no one has mentioned the 'After On' podcast by Rob Reid [1]. Rob Reid interviews Naval, ep. 44 & 45, the 2 part interview/discussion focuses on X-Risks, whether t
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by Thersites 7y ago
Ties to Warren Buffet, someone probably smarter than me ;) "Criticize generally, praise specifically" or "Praise by name, criticize by category". In my experience the biggest problem with criticizing spe
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H2.1K – Humanity 2100(elonsai.space)
2 points by Thersites 7y ago|0 comments
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by Thersites 8y ago
I don't know which translation you read, but maybe give the Gregory Hayes version a chance. It is more recent and more straightforward, less stylized in terms of phrasing. I felt that the language got in the way less when reading it.
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by Thersites 8y ago
Dune. A camp counselor gave it to me when I was 11, and it changed the course of my life. Opened my mind to thinking about fear, courage, family, sacrifice, Empire, and the scope of human affairs. I reread it every 2-3 years.
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by Thersites 8y ago
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. It's about how to listen to people in the right way. You have to set up communication systems that allow you to dial in to what THEY think is important and get out of your own w
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by Thersites 8y ago
A book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a scholar, trader, and philosopher. He wrote a book called Antifragile, link is below. He coined the term 'Black Swan' as well. Antifragile things harness chaos and get stronger, the world is not g
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by Thersites 8y ago
Worked on this for years, I'll be here to reply to comments today.
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An Antifragile Church for Pragmatists, Anthony Bourdain, Blockchain, Anti-Cult(elonsai.space)
2 points by Thersites 8y ago|3 comments
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by Thersites 8y ago
This is more a question, in terms of Sci-Fi are people familiar with China Miéville? Perdido Street Station, Embassytown, and The City and the City are classics, Perdido Street Station might be the best fiction I have ever read. Dark stuff
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by Thersites 8y ago
Agreed. Monday Begins on Saturday is amazing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_Begins_on_Saturday
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by Thersites 8y ago
From Scott Adams blog, Post is titled 'The Day You Became a Better Writer': "Business writing is about clarity and persuasion. The main technique is keeping things simple. Simple writing is persuasive. A good argument in five
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by Thersites 8y ago
This approach would place a disproportionate tax burden on the poorest sectors of the population, at least in the US. It's mandatory to have a car in order to get to work in most parts of the country. The structure already exists, puni
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by Thersites 8y ago
More friction for everyone, benefiting the entrenched leaders in all online retail spaces, looks like another step towards Balajis Network State, his Startup Society speech is amazing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiLUPvU
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by Thersites 8y ago
I love Elon, and he has been seeming a little more random lately. Shortsellers lost over $1 billion dollars in one day earlier this month, I know Elon is paranoid, but is he paranoid enough? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06
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by Thersites 8y ago
Short sellers lost over $1 billion dollars on one day a couple weeks ago. Money talking, bullshit walking..... https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/06/shorts-against-teslas-stock-...
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by Thersites 8y ago
This is a form that a high end hotel requires potential influencers to fill out when asking for free stuff. Cognitive dissonance generator. https://twitter.com/hels/status/954404411425607681

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