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LinkFest 2016-07-29

Man Who Doxxed Dozens Of People, Engaged In Nineteen 'Swattings', Nets Only One Year In Prison I don't think I know enough to really have an opinion about appropriate sentencing for this, but it does *seem* a little light. A Reason for Optimism This is a

LinkFest 2016-07-15

The death cult of environmentalism I remember once an ardent environmentalist told me he would rather see my city burn to the ground rather than allow thinning of the forest. I've never forgotten that. Slaughter at the bridge: Uncovering a colossal Bronze age battle I can't

LinkFest 2016-07-05

England's Hour: A Review of 'The English and their History' by Robert Tombs An idea I've seen from writers across the political and ideological spectrum is that England developed a distinctive culture and position in the world due to *just enough* isolation. This book

LinkFest 2016-06-24

The War on Stupid People This has been clear [to me] for a very long time: most Americans confuse intelligence, a biological fact like height, with human importance. This is why being called stupid is an insult, and part of the reason why IQ research is so contentious. Barry Latzer

LinkFest 2016-06-18

The All-American iPhone The amount of money you save by going overseas is smaller than you might think. More than enough to make it worth it, but small enough that different circumstances could alter the pattern of trade. Zootopia review This is pretty much the review I wanted to write.

LinkFest 2016-06-10

A review on Night Enhancement Eyedrops using Chlorin e6 This is pretty nutty, but really interesting. Self-experimentation involving a photosensitizer compound to enhance night vision. Heavy Boots I came across this physics teaching post about the effect of gravity, and how a philosophy grad student misinterpreted it. Possibly apocryphal, but

LinkFest 2016-05-28

Unplugging the Colorado River Here is something that should give you pause: without Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the biggest city on the west coast of the United States would be either San Francisco [population 864,000] or Seattle [population 608,000]. Even if you include the metro areas of