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In this last chapter of the video, Nick discusses the headier bits.
One key point for me was his description of capturing the ephemeral aspects that are of this time.
The thesis is that organizing people into a managerial machine is more effective than maximizing individual potential. The average is easier to lift a small amount and sum over many people in order to achieve more than it is to have a single or a few outliers pull the average up by their efferts alone.
Bacon’s crowning idea was to do things through an organizational structure in which personal attainment as well as the search for higher truth were deemphasized.
"I haven’t read it all.
Database of geodetic markers.
If you need a random nearby-ish destination, this is one possible source of those.
Scroll down in the pop up.
Use the passive info page to get a text log about the marker.
On Looking notes, part 3
A geography consultant blogs about his epic roadtrip. And donuts.
Geography? Pictures? Random arbitrary destinations? What’s not to love?
It’s a recap of Giles’ vacation trip to Tuscany.
Sounds like a nice trip.
It’s got a good balance of description and highlights without drowning in details.
Unexpected focus on geothermal features.
Bing has a cache alternative to the now removed Google Cache.
Another place to look if the Wayback machine fails to have a copy.
By induction, there are several sources for caches. If one isn’t helping, then try another.
What it says on the tin.
There are only 5 suggestions. Not what it says on the tin. The other 5 will come later in part 2.
Finding the truth (‘truth’) can be kind of like a puzzle game. Don’t play it with people who aren’t fun? But do engage. It’s easier if it’s not a war.
A group of experts is more likely to be right than any individual. Be more skeptical of the individuals than the consensus.
Put percentages to what you believe. This forces you to examine it a little bit more. Maybe to start to articulate why you believe it at that level and seek supporting or better yet contrary evidence.
Our memories are weak. Remember that. Ha.
Prefer sources of information that admit, advertise even, there past errors.
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Some random ass things in here.