cathyreisenwitz

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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
"... the case was thrown out because Musk filed his lawsuit after a statute of limitations to bring such claims had expired." Seems like important info some of the other news sources for some reason did not include.
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
The incentives are perverse. It's not just about selling razors, but about getting attention. From Enlightenment 2.0: "You can blame the media, but obviously the media is just a part of a much broader trend. The problem is that, i
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
Very true
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
"Liberty is a California investor-owned utility." Well, that was probably not a good idea.
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
Making newsrooms beholden to donors is not ideal, but it's better than being beholden to advertisers.
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
"Back in the day, and I mean way back in the day, barely anyone could read or write. Nowadays, you can't find a single person who believes reading and writing is a useless skill." One-fifth of US adults can’t read well enough
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
"The divide is not between smart and stupid people, but between people who can inspect the systems around them and people who are forced to accept those systems on the basis of trust." I mean... a smart person can not understand t
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
I loved Pocket too. RIP.
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by cathyreisenwitz 5mo ago
I bet another reason women suffer less cognitive decline from early retirement than men is that women are less lonely and more integrated into their extended families and communities.
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by cathyreisenwitz 8mo ago
This is very interesting. Any other good reads on AI agents using cryptocurrency?
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by cathyreisenwitz 8mo ago
They need to legalize psychedelics https://psychedelicspotlight.com/can-psychedelics-help-veter...
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by cathyreisenwitz 8mo ago
I enjoyed this. But one mention of "farm bills" in 45 minutes??? "the political playing field is often tilted toward agribusiness. For example, the overwhelming majority of farm subsidies flow to the biggest and wealthiest ag
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
“When populists get into power, the rhetorical discourse frames tend to be used to implement successive autocratic measures, such as limiting opposition through electoral manipulation, thwarting the free press, changing the constitution in
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
This is my blog: https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/ It’s got a recommendations list on the right rail. But I can also maybe offer recs based on your interests.
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Thinking about the people who shouldn't use LLMs(cathyreisenwitz.substack.com)
1 points by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago|0 comments
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
I'm still blogging. I'm still reading blogs. A lot of us are. Good points against social media. But that's still how people find bloggers these days.
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
I don't hate this. But I'm pretty knee-jerk opposed to licensure https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/fuck-and-i-do-mean-fu...
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
No one asked me, but I think a cause that is important, neglected, and (less-so, probably) tractable is loneliness/atomization/lack of meaning among Westerners in the bottom-half of income and education. If fact, I think it might
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
Well, if the demand for people who can and do read full books stays steady and the supply decreases, then the value (or at least the price) will increase. Seems plausible to me.
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
Vegs should be at the top, meat & animal products under. Still an improvement. #1 health tip for poor autists w IBS: Half a bag of frozen vegs in a bowl + splash of water. Microwave 2 min. Stir. Microwave 1 min. Salt. Eat.
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
Did I miss something, or are none of the examples both Straussian and memetic/memes? I feel like if this were a real thing, one could imagine one example. Also, that's not how churches generally work.
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
"Blogging starts conversations with people I have never met. Blog posts become invitations that never expire. They wait patiently for the right moment to be found. Someone reads an old post, reaches out, and suddenly we are talking. Ev
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
I wonder whether it might be useful to the continued existence of humanity to correct for the individualism bias in WEIRD countries with some collectivism
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by cathyreisenwitz 9mo ago
"Fat cells have many advantages... They are easy to obtain from patients." LOL. Also, we'll see if that's still true once everyone is on Ozempic.
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by cathyreisenwitz 6y ago
Classic time blocking! I really thought OP was going to be about that. https://www.getclockwise.com/blog/what-is-time-blocking
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by cathyreisenwitz 6y ago
Super interesting! More evidence that cities are here to stay.
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Facebook demoting political groups shows the importance of Section 230(cathyreisenwitz.substack.com)
1 points by cathyreisenwitz 6y ago|0 comments
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Law enforcement official demanding encryption backdoors due to Capitol riot(washingtonpost.com)
4 points by cathyreisenwitz 6y ago|4 comments
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Tommy Collison on the benefits of hiring coders without a CS degree(getclockwise.com)
3 points by cathyreisenwitz 6y ago|1 comments
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by cathyreisenwitz 6y ago
"Visa and Mastercard are private companies and can do whatever they want." Not without DOJ pressure, unfortunately.

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