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All About Diseases—Somethings

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Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that caused the Black Plague.

COVID, Black Plague, TB, and much more.

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We are the ghosts—Somethings

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Lord Kelvin, one of the earliest proponents of what we now call Dark Matter.

Also, Mathematics without numbers, commercial AI, and IP is regulatory capture.

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Allergic Reactions—Somethings

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Mathematician and Philosopher, Bertrand Russell, smoking a pipe.

Also, living through the internet, the fear of dark(space), and how the availability heuristic affects the zeitgeist.

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On Conspiracies—Somethings

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Michael Gove, a terrible person

Also, the real danger of AI chatbots, and hype cycles of failed tech.

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The Means of AI Production

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Large Language Models are the tech du jour right now. However, they pose a danger to society beyond the obvious one.

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Lost in the Race—Somethings

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The title of the post with a triangular cutout of a picture of a rat.

Also, the history of the compact disc, the ephemerality of slang, the weirdness of probability and the death of Platforms.

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What is Pricing?—Somethings

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Picture of F.A. Hayek. Picture courtesy of Mises Institute.

Also, tight storytelling, tuberculosis, standards hindering innovation, artifice in academia, pareidolia, and much more.

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Cyber Oppression—Somethings

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Also, weird reading patterns, polarization hysteria, gardens as life and the power of football

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Rejecting Surrealism—Somethings

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Also, how to build new things, how to embarrass yourself, and nobody can make you more productive.

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Live You Life—Somethings(formerly Weekly Wisdom)

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Also, writing for the past, re-contextualizing history, mystery cinema, inconsequential real name policies and the interesting history of the name “Fiona”.