Stop whining! It just makes things worse. twitter.com/NewsroomNZ/status/1298718427465412610
“To be led by a coward is to be…
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“To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.”
To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.”
Octavia Butler—writing decades ago in a prophetic book set in the 2020s—on how (not) to choose our leaders www.brainpickings.org/2020/08/23/octavia-butler-pa… twitter.com/brainpicker/status/1297622916692168704…
The Myth of Choice — Kent Greenfield
When you need to make a decision, having more choices isn’t necessarily better: what really matters is ending up with a good result. Greenfield cites an old Burger King advert: “Choices don’t mean a thing when there’s nothing good to … Continue reading
Continuous improvement: “the government…
Continuous improvement: “the government is doing an excellent job of continually updating their response and strengthening border controls” www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2020/08/19/covid-19-b…
Hate Inc. — Matt Taibbi
The news is a consumer product. That’s the one thing that Matt Taibbi wants us to learn from this book. He lays out in great detail why the media has become such a monster: conflict is good for ratings, so … Continue reading
Don’t repeat misinformation, even for…
Don’t repeat misinformation, even for the purpose of debunking it! twitter.com/sciblogsnz/status/1293767650787565569
Best voting advice: Voting isn’t…
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Best voting advice: Voting isn’t marriage. It’s public transport. You’re not waiting for “the one”. You’re getting on the bus. And if there isn’t one going exactly to your destination, you don’t stay home and sulk. You take the one that’s going closest to where you want to be.
“The first thing people should do is…
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“The first thing people should do is stop and take a deep breath. Pause and notice how we’re feeling. Once we’re calm, remember that we’ve done this before. We can remind ourselves of what Levels 2 and 3 were like and what we did to get through them.” twitter.com/smcnz/status/1293130947437592576
Alice in Puzzle-Land — Raymond Smullyan
This Alice In Wonderland-inspired puzzle book is a fun setting for lots of logic puzzles. They are mostly the “Liar and Truther” type, like this one: Continue reading
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