Speaking of the book Snow Crash, it appeared in the hover-over on XKCD the
other day, https://xkcd.com/2832/ . I just finished reading it when I saw
the XKCD cartoon. I haven't decided whether it is a coincidence or a glitch
in the matrix. Now that you brought it up, I am sure that it must be a
Is it a coincidence that the US Emergency Alert System (primarily cell
phones) was tested today, coincident with the Russian nationwide
*nuclear* alert system test today?
https://www.newsweek.com/us-russia-emergency-alert-drills-1831776
I was surprised when the US system was first
Jochen -
My reflections on "how would Jochen see this?" during my cross-country
trip this summer wasn't intended to diminish your concerns about gun
safety/violence in the US... if anything I was seeing my own "backyard"
through the eyes of others (yours) who have not been innured to the
On 10/4/23 4:36 AM, Pieter Steenekamp wrote:
I carefully listened to Musk's speech as provided in the reference and
attempted to reconcile Marcus's comments with it. Here are my
observations:
a) Marcus states, "I realized I kind of agree with Musk about the
benefits of more isolation."
If there were no internet, the MAGA, QANON and the anti-WHO/UN folks would find
it harder to maintain a narrative. With social media they can find people to
mirror the craziest ideas and leaders to reveal them. Musk says the same is
true on the left and woke.
Parochialism is another way
Well, there is no such thing as a "mind virus". It's a bad metaphor. But
Steve's right that we're (at least) modal in our non-rationality, flipping this way and
that according to whatever criticality presents itself. The 09A concept of culling seems
to me similar to Musk's elitism ... a
I carefully listened to Musk's speech as provided in the reference and
attempted to reconcile Marcus's comments with it. Here are my observations:
a) Marcus states, "I realized I kind of agree with Musk about the benefits
of more isolation." However, I interpret Musk's stance differently. He
