Monthly Archives: January 2012

Resolutions

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Aeoli Pera

Resolutions Yeesh, I feel like crap lately. I’ve given up on exercise of any kind until next week, so I may as well make productive use of the time. It’s about time I actually did some New Year’s resolutions. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Book list 2011

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Aeoli Pera

Not a high-quality list, but not a bad one either. There are a couple missing, but I definitely didn’t break fifty. 1.The Wrath of Angels – Theodore Beale 2.The Underground History of American Education – John Taylor Gatto 3.Perelandra – … Continue reading →

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Vim

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Aeoli Pera

Looks like I need to learn Vim, even though I just did that like a month ago. It is the opposite of riding a bike.

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Smart people are usually liars

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Aeoli Pera

Original content is hard. Where did I come up with all of that energy? Anyway, Ron Guhname touched on a topic near and dear to my heart. In his new book The Folly of Fools, Robert Trivers hypothesizes that smart … Continue reading →

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A new idea: Kill Hollywood

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Aeoli Pera

It’s new to me, at least. Hollywood appears to have peaked. If it were an ordinary industry (film cameras, say, or typewriters), it could look forward to a couple decades of peaceful decline. But this is not an ordinary industry. … Continue reading →

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