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Bibliophile. Amateurish on keys and woodwinds. Lapsed writer. And so on. Still finding my way through the tangled woods.
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A plague a’ both houses!

submitted 20 days ago • 29 comments

What then remained?

submitted 21 days ago • 3 comments

"The magnitude of [the stakes of new technology], taken together with the insufficiency of our predictive knowledge, leads to the pragmatic rule to give the prophecy of doom priority over the prophecy of bliss." Hans Jonas

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.

submitted 34 days ago • 314 comments

Heinrich Heine says good morning.

submitted 37 days ago • 15 comments

watching other anglosphere nations elect uninspiring technocrats

submitted 53 days ago • 24 comments