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Kevin Zierath
@zierath.bsky.social
Polymath, Inventor, Thinker, Writer, Meat-sack
Noodling on letting the monkeys out...
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.
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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"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

#poetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #skypoets
November 26, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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Buying books and reading books are 2 separate hobbies
December 16, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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💥 60% PRICE DROP! 📣

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When our supplier lowers their prices ➡️ we lower yours! It’s all part of our transparent pricing model at costplusdrugs.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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“[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.”
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.
daily.jstor.org
December 13, 2024 at 7:12 AM
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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...
December 5, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Finishing up a chapter.
November 23, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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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...
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 ...
www.independent.co.uk
April 21, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Voted! What a sense of relief. Long line only took 40 minutes.
October 22, 2024 at 7:45 PM
I love the art of character creation.
October 22, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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I was congratulating myself (because nobody else ever does it) on an excellent save.
October 3, 2024 at 10:40 AM
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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!
In much of the US, it’s the last week to register to vote in the US election in November. Do not miss your opportunity (and if you are registered, to check your registration to make sure it is still valid). Get registered and encourage everyone you know to register. Here’s where to start: Vote.gov
Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
Vote.gov
October 1, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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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...
I am reading about the push to mainstream betting on elections the same way you bet on sports on your phone, and as dumb as politics coverage already is, I am not ready for a world where, like, John King is discussing updated live odds on the air on Election Night www.politico.com/news/2024/09...
September 18, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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August 10, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Two of these wonderful people have medical conditions that have gone untreated because of the destruction of the medical system there.
April 6, 2024 at 1:23 PM