Nihal
@nihalsahu.net
amateur ontologist, professional wonk / lawyer, researcher
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Nihal
@nihalsahu.net
· Nov 24
I love walking through the internet, crouching to gather ideas like so many berries and roots and acorns.
I’m going to post here more just because I want more sanity here and i can’t ask the really sane people to move until we achieve critical mass
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’m going to post here more just because I want more sanity here and i can’t ask the really sane people to move until we achieve critical mass
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I've decided that as annoying as it is to see a blocked quote post, I like quote post detaching. Quote dunks are a key driver of using outrage for engagement, and nerfing them seems worth accepting some inconvenience for.
October 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I've decided that as annoying as it is to see a blocked quote post, I like quote post detaching. Quote dunks are a key driver of using outrage for engagement, and nerfing them seems worth accepting some inconvenience for.
I wish I had @dystopiabreaker.xyz’s patience.
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I wish I had @dystopiabreaker.xyz’s patience.
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i think the root of this is that at some point ppl forgot that copyright is a _policy choice_ in order to achieve outcomes that are agreed upon as “morally good”, not a moral good in of itself!
I am still agape in horror at the fact that people who grew up on "You wouldn't download a car" became such deranged, bloodthirsty copyright enthusiasts
October 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
i think the root of this is that at some point ppl forgot that copyright is a _policy choice_ in order to achieve outcomes that are agreed upon as “morally good”, not a moral good in of itself!
New post, on India’s strange ban on people not lowering their prices after a tax cut.
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August 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
New post, on India’s strange ban on people not lowering their prices after a tax cut.
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guys i worry i have breached the high but not insuperable threshold for irrationality
July 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
guys i worry i have breached the high but not insuperable threshold for irrationality
Your love for LaTeX is never greater than when you contemplate renumbering cross-references in Google Docs.
July 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Your love for LaTeX is never greater than when you contemplate renumbering cross-references in Google Docs.
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I love this thing, where title case makes it look like both things are proper nouns. The B2 Bomber, Deception—both perfectly common weapons in the arsenal of the nation state.
July 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I love this thing, where title case makes it look like both things are proper nouns. The B2 Bomber, Deception—both perfectly common weapons in the arsenal of the nation state.
> Lady Justice Rose of the Court of Appeal stated that “the threshold for establishing irrationality is very high, but it is not insuperable."
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Johnson and others [2020] EWCA Civ 778
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Johnson and others [2020] EWCA Civ 778
July 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
> Lady Justice Rose of the Court of Appeal stated that “the threshold for establishing irrationality is very high, but it is not insuperable."
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Johnson and others [2020] EWCA Civ 778
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Johnson and others [2020] EWCA Civ 778
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me writing the opening paragraph of a blog post: I will make this blog post accessible to newcomers.
writing the second half of the blog post: I will use advanced terminology and notation without stopping to explain.
writing the second half of the blog post: I will use advanced terminology and notation without stopping to explain.
December 12, 2023 at 12:44 AM
me writing the opening paragraph of a blog post: I will make this blog post accessible to newcomers.
writing the second half of the blog post: I will use advanced terminology and notation without stopping to explain.
writing the second half of the blog post: I will use advanced terminology and notation without stopping to explain.
I personally do not dream of labour. I dream of capital instead.
January 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I personally do not dream of labour. I dream of capital instead.
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Hoi4 news popup sound
January 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hoi4 news popup sound
The news is very 20th century.
January 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The news is very 20th century.
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I once naively thought that since child mortality was so much higher back in the day people would be inured to it. But reading the Stoic philosophers (Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius in particular) made it apparent: no, it was experienced as fully devastating, it took immense fortitude just to go on.
December 30, 2024 at 5:55 PM
I once naively thought that since child mortality was so much higher back in the day people would be inured to it. But reading the Stoic philosophers (Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius in particular) made it apparent: no, it was experienced as fully devastating, it took immense fortitude just to go on.
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The humans of the distant past were broken, battered survivors living with horrific sorrows and regrets.
Many did outstanding things regardless, but it was never pretty.
Many did outstanding things regardless, but it was never pretty.
Science affords us the luxury of forgetting the impact of infectious diseases
- In the 1st half of the 19th century 40-50% of children in US did not make it past the age of 5
- TB killed 1 in 7 people in US and Europe
- smallpox killed 80% of infected children
theconversation.com/infectious-d...
- In the 1st half of the 19th century 40-50% of children in US did not make it past the age of 5
- TB killed 1 in 7 people in US and Europe
- smallpox killed 80% of infected children
theconversation.com/infectious-d...
Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles Dickens documented the common but no less gutting grief of losing a child.
theconversation.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:44 PM
The humans of the distant past were broken, battered survivors living with horrific sorrows and regrets.
Many did outstanding things regardless, but it was never pretty.
Many did outstanding things regardless, but it was never pretty.
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new york city haskell user's group (maoist tendency)
December 31, 2024 at 6:52 AM
new york city haskell user's group (maoist tendency)
@joodaloop.bsky.social unholy things are afoot
December 30, 2024 at 6:01 PM
@joodaloop.bsky.social unholy things are afoot
woke up and felt like lamenting about the state of public policy.
December 29, 2024 at 3:16 AM
woke up and felt like lamenting about the state of public policy.
"To hold war councils and to design strategies with the explicit aim of crushing an opponent—this is very American."
December 25, 2024 at 12:39 AM
"To hold war councils and to design strategies with the explicit aim of crushing an opponent—this is very American."
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Nan Ransohoff set up a beautiful new site of 'introductions to new subjects by great people'. Amazingly, I was one of them!
I wrote about improving clinical trial design: to reduce research waste, potentially reduce trial costs & timelines & enable life-saving meds to reach people more quickly.
I wrote about improving clinical trial design: to reduce research waste, potentially reduce trial costs & timelines & enable life-saving meds to reach people more quickly.
Syllabi
Introductions to new subjects by great people.
www.syllabi.directory
December 20, 2024 at 9:47 PM
Nan Ransohoff set up a beautiful new site of 'introductions to new subjects by great people'. Amazingly, I was one of them!
I wrote about improving clinical trial design: to reduce research waste, potentially reduce trial costs & timelines & enable life-saving meds to reach people more quickly.
I wrote about improving clinical trial design: to reduce research waste, potentially reduce trial costs & timelines & enable life-saving meds to reach people more quickly.
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I love a good graph. Always send me good graphs if you see one.
December 12, 2024 at 12:04 AM
I love a good graph. Always send me good graphs if you see one.
