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Latin Proverbs: D
Damnatio memoriae
Damnation of the memory.
Winston Smith: Does Big Brother exist?
O'Brien: Of course he exists.
Winston Smith: Does he exist like you or me?
O'Brien: You do...
Contra Robert Shiller on Cryptocurrencies
Originally published on The Rational Argumentator and U.S Transhumanist Party's Blog, May 17, 2018.
While warnings of caution can be condoned without much guilt, my...
Foreword to The Complete Works of Boris Sidis
Available on Amazon and Smashwords.
Foreword
“They wouldn’t do this for me...If they call me a genius, what superlative have they reserved for your husband?”
-William James to...
The Promise of Empathy: Technological Telepathy and the Internet of Minds
Imagine downloading a procedure and immediately acquiring the muscle memory and other "intuitive" nuances of the task. Think of how frustrating communication can be, particularly...
The Sky is Always Falling
Socrates bemoaned the lax ethics of Athenian youth. The Confucians lamented the lack of filial piety in ancient China. The Romans deplored the loss...
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Latin Proverbs: P
Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
This is Ovid’s more prosaic and...
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If only. Yes, if...
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