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Climate Change and y Malcolm Roberts

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 13/September/22 Dirk posted a link to a speach by Malcolm Roberts] This guy is either ignorant or is outright lying for purposes unknown. Look at the data:https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/There is clearly a reduction in the increase in CO2 due to recession, … Continue reading →

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A sliver of reality

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

AEON – A sliver of reality [ 8/September/22 Science and mathematics may never fully capture the physical universe. Are there hard limits to human intelligence?] David H Wolpert writes:“What can I ever know about that which lies beyond the limits … Continue reading →

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Greatest human at present

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Who is the most superior human being on Earth right now? Why do you think so? What makes him/her so special from others in your opinion? [ 22/August/22 ] Elon Musk. He has made electric vehicles at scale a reality. … Continue reading →

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Great Transition Initiative (GTI) forum

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Response to Opening essay for GTI Forum The Population Debate Revisited – Ian Lowe [ 17/August/22 ] I have been seriously exploring the space of survivable strategic/economic/political/technological environments since the early 70s.Some of my recent writings are collected at https://tedhowardnz.wordpress.com/I … Continue reading →

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Treasury Guest seminar – Anita Chandra

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Treasury Guest Lecture: Building Resilience and Advancing Well-Being at the Community Level [ 10/August/22 In this seminar, Anita Chandra describes some of the key issues in measuring and investing in well-being, with particular attention to the intersection of resilience and … Continue reading →

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Lex and Ryan Graves – UFOs Aliens

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Ryan Graves: UFOs, Fighter Jets, and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #308 [ 3/August/22 ] Very interesting – as usual. Two errors present. The idea that there will always be war, is not survivable. The idea of resource competition leading … Continue reading →

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Camus and the dangers of Truth

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 3/August/22 ] Some truth in that – and in the context of the evolution of strategic systems that survive; there is a place for simplification of contexts under stress. If there really are agents willing to kill you, then … Continue reading →

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Comment’s on the Uplift/Norn discord channel

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Comment’s on the Uplift/Norn discord channel [ 31/July/22 ] As I see human intelligence operating, every function, every element of logic or emotion or whatever, has some degree of random search instantiated within it, as well as some set of … Continue reading →

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Rules for Liberty

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Rules for Liberty [ 27/July/22 Dirk Posted Matt Kibbe’s postRules for Liberty Not quite that simple. One more essential rule: If you don’t, and folks that want to take your stuff cooperate, then you lose! [followed by Dirk … “Cooperation … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Nuclear power [ 24/July/22 ] Yes – of course, there is a lot more energy in the bonds of the nucleus than in those between electrons. And the real situation is deeply more complex. To get 1Kg of U235 typically … Continue reading →

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