Kevin Zierath

The Meat Mandate Human beings come not as single, solitary agents working under one guiding principle.

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The Asymmetry of “Let” and the Monty Hall of the Mind I think we have this assumption about language, that it’s symmetrical, that words have clean and predictable meanings.

Noodling on letting the monkeys out...

"Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write."

Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

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I hear you, my friend. Carrying that weight is exhausting, and I respect your work to let it go. What helps me is giving the feeling space, then letting them pass instead of getting stuck. Meditation helps. Just acknowledging, ‘Yes, this is here, but it doesn’t define me,’ takes its power away.

Agreed, show the folks, what sanity looks like while moving forward. Actions will communicate better than words.

Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies

Price drop on 4mg Dexamethasone. The new price for 30 tablets is $6.52. Old price was $17.60.

💥 60% PRICE DROP! 📣

www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/...

When our supplier lowers their prices ➡️ we lower yours! It’s all part of our transparent pricing model at costplusdrugs.com

Çatalhöyük: Its Story Continues - JSTOR Daily Our understanding of the Neolithic city of Çatalhöyük continues to evolve as archaeologists challenge inherited biases in the face of new material evidence.

“[w]e are not witnessing a patriarchy or a matriarchy. What we are seeing is perhaps more interesting—a society in which, in many areas, the question of whether you were a man or a woman did not determine the life you could lead.”

There's an interesting and informative interview with Dan Gretton here covering the unknown academic architects of the Holocaust to Western oil executives responsible for killings in Nigeria
open.spotify.com/episode/4EAo...

Finishing up a chapter.

Philosopher who warned Elon Musk about an AI catastrophe has a troubling new message Could AI take our sense of purpose as well as our jobs? This is what one of the world’s leading AI philosophers explores in his new book ‘Deep Utopia’. He tells Anthony Cuthbertson what may happen if ...

I like to spend my Sundays thinking about the big questions, and questioning the big thinkers. Like Nick Bostrom, who has a new book out: www.independent.co.uk/tech/ai-deep...

Voted! What a sense of relief. Long line only took 40 minutes.

I love the art of character creation.

I was congratulating myself (because nobody else ever does it) on an excellent save.

In Texas you must request to be registered, you cannot register online (the form is mailed or hand-carried to HQ), and you must be registered 30 days before an election to vote in it.

So if you’re not registered by Oct 7, you’re not voting in Texas this election. Check your reg!

Okay but on the bright side, can we use political betting to bribe Republican members of Congress to intentionally lose their races?

I know, you're thinking "that can't possibly be legal," but SCOTUS has repeatedly said it's cool to bribe elected officials, so...

LOVE IT

"Mean Girls" meme ― 3 girls in a convertible, captioned: "Get in loser, we're flipping Texas"

Oh, thank you so much. These books were a joy for me to read. Looking forward to its publish date. Thanks again.

Two of these wonderful people have medical conditions that have gone untreated because of the destruction of the medical system there.

Just donated!