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Paul Ehrlich Wasn't Premature: He Was Wicked
3+ week, 2+ day ago (522+ words) Mass starvation in the 1970s and 1980s" In his 1968 book The Population Bomb, he predicted that "hundreds of millions of people are going to starve to death" in the 1970s1980s due to population outstripping food supply. This included scenarios of widespread global famines…...
AI's HAL 9000 Problem, and What It Portends For the Future
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (853+ words) In Stanley Kubrick's classic2001: A Space Odyssey, the HAL 9000 computer did not go rogue and kill the entire crew except one because it was evil in any sense. Rather, the operators threatened the mission. They were a variable. He optimized them…...
Ten Things That Warren Buffet Does Differently
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (915+ words) I just sit in my office and read all day." The author interviewing Warren Buffett 1. Happy Meals, Happy People Lesson: After 40, stop moralizing every step you make including what you eat. Loosen up. Joy compounds faster than calories. 2. Marry Your…...
Tariffs and Inflation: Clarifying the Convoluted
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (698+ words) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated on April 16, 2025, that President Trump's tariffs would likely lead to higher rates of inflation. He made this claim before an audience at the" Tariffs and Inflation: Clarifying the Convoluted Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell…...