[FRIAM] 6 to 1, 12/2 to the other

[glen]

She's not a depressed academic because she's not an academic, though she does play one on TV. And she doesn't sound depressed so much as like an aggrieved reactionary. Peter Thiel should add her to his payroll.

Plus, it's fine to ridicule Professor Dave. I mean that name alone is ridiculous. But I agree with him. I stopped taking Sabine seriously after her anti-trans video. Ridicule is underrated. The trick is to sort the useful ridicule from the useless ridicule. It's difficult, but worth the effort.

On 10/30/24 11:49, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> Well, I think that is a ridiculous criticism of her.   I think it is interesting to hear from depressed academics.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of glen
> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 11:32 AM
> To: friam at redfish.com
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] 6 to 1, 12/2 to the other
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> https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/kamala-harris-atlantic-endorsement/679944/
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> It's behind a paywall. But disabling JS works. I only have one gripe:
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> https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/advisor-vs-adviser-who-will-win
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> As to the dyadic elephants trampling us grass I infer from Steve's response, I've found myself comforting my lefty friends who seem to be having a tough time with this election. My attempts at comfort span the space from "we've been here before, it'll be alright" to "it just doesn't matter, most of the world lives under despotic incompetence, why not here too". The former works best on the lefties that believe in social groups and free association (e.g. anarchists). The latter works best on the deeper thinkers who tend toward nihilism in their ideals, but still get up every day and garden or sling pints to the bougies.
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> But my ability to continually reconstruct comforting blather hinges on my ontological commitment to an open universe. No matter what size or type of slab you pour over the grass, it (or maybe some dandelions) will eventually punch through it. That's because ideology cannot be (is not) hermetic, at least not as hermetic as the holders of it think it is.
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> And I'm not merely talking about politics or daily life. This Professor Dave video explains yet another aspect of openness, in this case of "science":
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> The Problem With Sabine Hossenfelder
> https://youtu.be/70vYj1KPyT4?si=JdFhkMGelAPls9YU
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> The idealists will never stop idealizing and then reifying their ideal. To Engineer is Human. But those of us who know (or merely confidently believe) reality is made up of a diverse non-wellfounded set of ... what? ... urges? ... nano-agents? ... IDK, whatever, will always anastomose that built environment ... or at least reclaim it like a hermit crab squatting in a tin can.
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> On 10/29/24 11:22, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>> This is how it is done, btw.  Same goes for the ACLU.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of glen
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 7:43 AM
>> To: friam at redfish.com
>> Subject: [FRIAM] 6 to 1, 12/2 to the other
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>> Boeing Might Be Quitting Space With A Potential Division Sale To Jeff Bezos
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>> https://jalopnik.com/boeing-might-be-quitting-space-with-a-potential-divisio-1851683133 <https://jalopnik.com/boeing-might-be-quitting-space-with-a-potential-divisio-1851683133>
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>> Half of me is happy Blue Origin traded WaPo's endorsement for favor with an upcoming Trump admin. I'd love to see our baby version of Putin MC a WWE-style match between 2 of our oligarchs ... even if I have to watch it through the glass of the department store because all us normies are living on the streets, having lost our jobs to the robots.
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