Benjamin Espen
A cautionary tale
In the 2022-07-15 Linkfest I linked to a pair of articles detailing rationalist cults:
* My Experience with Geoff Anders & Leverage Research
* My experience at and around MIRI and CFAR
These are well worth reading, as they expose something that is more common than you might think. All of this
Dune Messiah Book Review
Dune: Messiah is the fulfillment of everything that Frank Herbert set up in Dune, the nemesis that inevitably follows hubris. I can see why is it something of a let-down after the magnificent achievement of Dune. There is very little adventure in Messiah, which Herbert blended so skillfully with tragedy
Peer Review
Linkfest 2022-07-15: An Atlas of Bad Roads
Kickstarter: An Atlas of Bad Roads
Author Misha Burnett has a Kickstarter for an anthology of his work. I am a fan of Burnett’s work, and I am excited for this anthology.
UnHerd: The truth about Canada’s Indian graves
When the story first broke about unmarked graves on