1. Content moderation inversion - 2023 November 04

    Recent geopolitical events have reminded me of something I noticed for the first time some years ago with the degradation of engagement online.


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  2. Brexit and voice referendums - 2023 October 13

    There's a few similarities between the upcoming referendum in Australia and the Brexit referendum.


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  3. Iron dome economics - 2023 October 08

    With the outbreak of military hostilities in the Israel Palestine conflict this weekend there's been a constant stream of bad takes about the Iron Dome system and wartime economics in general.


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  4. The death of full employment - 2023 September 21

    Technology is moving in such a way that advances in AI will mean that barring massive changes some fraction of people will now be permanently unemployed. This effect of technological unemployment will be most harshly felt in locations with a combination of high wages and high cost of living since the equilibrium forces push more strongly towards replacing labor with capital expenditure in such places. AI is a crucial change because it greatly expands the types of jobs that can be replaced and progress in technology means that the capital expenditure needed to replace labour with technology has dropped. We should revisit assumptions that people who's jobs are destroyed will be able to move to other jobs easily.


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  5. You don't have all the time in the world - 2023 September 21

    Figuring out what to do with your life in your 20s is incredibly important. Some people treat this casually but most of those people deeply regret it later in life. Don't fall into this trap, even if other people are.


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  6. End of the golden era of internet searching - 2023 September 19

    Noticed how it is now far harder to find some things on the internet these days? You aren't alone.


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  7. Spinning rust drives - 2023 September 01

    Old platter based hard drives are really slow compared to some newer SSD technology, but they are still cheap!


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  8. Weight gain goal - 2023 August 30

    I have a goal of trying to get back up to my optimal body weight via better nutrition.


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  9. Gold hits record high in USD and closes a week above 2000 USD/ounce - 2023 May 13

    Gold is back at record highs again, multiple world events have transpired lately to push gold past the $2000/USD per ounce mark and has hit its record highs in multiple world currencies.


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  10. Dealing with Shopify page bloat - 2023 May 01

    I've been helping a friend speed up their online store and some plugins are incredibly slow. Feels like the most recent chapter in the ongoing website bloat saga.


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