Monthly Archives: September 2014

The basic logic behind politics

As before, assume my basic premise that politics is the continuation of violence by other means. How does this work in practice? Let’s imagine the most basic scenario of scarce resources: a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean. Each … Continue reading

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This is my rifle…

If the State loved you the way a man should love you, would they attempt to strip the female of the greatest equalizer of them all – arms against predators? Of course not. No heterosexual man anywhere has ever supported … Continue reading

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My ebola plan

H/T Tex, as usual. If ebola hits the states, my current plan is to contract it as quickly as possible. On the one hand, say it’s a genuine outbreak. Immunity through infection is the best defense and I don’t want … Continue reading

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The realistic ending to the “Emperor’s new clothes” parable

H/T Tex. A 27-year-old New York artist has invented something called “invisible art” and she is making millions selling it to people who absolutely must have it. … The most amusing aspect of the story is the image of snobby … Continue reading

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Exemplary appeasement of insolent minorities

Here’s the definition I gave before: This is a law enforcement strategy by which the smaller crimes of highly troublesome minorities are studiously and systematically ignored in order to keep the general peace. This will happen whenever the less troublesome … Continue reading

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Working mental model for intelligence

With respect to learning, knowledge, and “genius” according to Cooijmans (AH, IQ, conscientiousness), I finally have a decent working illustration of the model in my head to describe the various ideas. Let’s imagine that a subject of study is well-described … Continue reading

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Speculative psychology of cuckoldry

If it is true that the beta bux, alpha fux strategy is hard-coded and instinctive from long reproductive usefulness, then we should expect women to experience sense pleasure from the actions related to cuckoldry. That is, a woman will receive … Continue reading

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Contours of impression

Here’s another weird one to exercise that graphics card sticking out of the back of your head. I was thinking about this while I tried to get back to sleep this morning. Consider it another flailing attempt at ideas beyond … Continue reading

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The coffeeplace sleeper

I have a day off and for some reason I woke up really early. That hopefully means lots of low-quality posts! Let’s kick things off with a throwaway bit of nonsense: what’s up with these fat old guys who go … Continue reading

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Did Newton study astrology?

I was trying to track down a half-remembered quote and found an article worth shredding. Here’s the one I was looking for, and a good introduction besides. However, in the case of Newton, the astrological literature presents a different view … Continue reading

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