Interesting reads
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@Stockcar86 interesting article, thanks. Copernicus always make me think of the start of the first Blackadder
"History has known many great liars. Copernicus, Goebbels, St. Ralph the Liar. But there have been none quite so vile as the Tudor King Henry VII."
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Survivorship bias
A really long article, but lots of interesting history revealed on the way
Survivorship Bias
The Misconception: You should focus on the successful if you wish to become successful. The Truth: When failure becomes invisible, the difference between failure and success may also become invisib…
Probably the best well known story about survivorship bias was where to armor planes during WW2 - when they were examining returning planes, they decided it was best not t put armor not where there are holes, but where there are no holes, since that’s where planes can’t survive getting shot
Makes me think about anti-vaxxers - arguing that their grandparents never got vaccinated and survived just fine
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@Stockcar86 Drawing a long bow, but an fairly extraordinary fact is that the descendants of those who survived bubonic plague (in villages infected with it) are highly resistant to HIV.
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How a story gets killed
How Esquire lost the Bryan Singer story
On February 11, news broke that Millennium Films was delaying Bryan Singer’s Red Sonja, which was to begin production this year. This was, on the face of it, a remarkable turn of events. Singer’s Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, had just been nominated for five Oscars. It performed exceedingly well...
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I listened to the Podcast of this first (which could go in the podcast thread) - it's about a crazy Zimbabwean criminal who started off selling online legal pills somewhat illegally before.
The Mastermind Episode 5: He Got Greedy - The Atavist Magazine
A yacht called 'I Dream' washes up in Tonga with some drugs and a grisly cargo.
Whoops, here's the main page: https://magazine.atavist.com/the-mastermind
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Not sure what thread to put this in
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin busted in college admissions cheating...
TV actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among dozens of people charged with paying bribes to get their kids into top universities in a widespread college admissions scam, prosecutors...
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@jegga said in Interesting reads:
Not sure what thread to put this in
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin busted in college admissions cheating...
TV actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among dozens of people charged with paying bribes to get their kids into top universities in a widespread college admissions scam, prosecutors...
firstly, Lori Laughlin has not aged a day
2nd, are we supposed to be surprised people who can afford to, are paying more to get their kids in to a good school? How is that even news? Fuck, i would do it. Anyone who says they wouldn't either doesn't have kids, or is a liar.
This is what you get for a system that cares more about what the name of the school is than anything else.
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@mariner4life said in Interesting reads:
@jegga said in Interesting reads:
Not sure what thread to put this in
Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin busted in college admissions cheating...
TV actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among dozens of people charged with paying bribes to get their kids into top universities in a widespread college admissions scam, prosecutors...
firstly, Lori Laughlin has not aged a day
2nd, are we supposed to be surprised people who can afford to, are paying more to get their kids in to a good school? How is that even news? Fuck, i would do it. Anyone who says they wouldn't either doesn't have kids, or is a liar.
This is what you get for a system that cares more about what the name of the school is than anything else.
That’s deep man . I was just wondering how long Lori has to be in jail before she goes gay for the stay ?
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The creator of Titiana McGrath
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@jegga said in Interesting reads:
The creator of Titiana McGrath
Ordered Woke: A Guide to Social Justice from Amazon yesterday.
Can’t wait...
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Interesting reads:
@jegga said in Interesting reads:
The creator of Titiana McGrath
Ordered Woke: A Guide to Social Justice from Amazon yesterday.
Can’t wait...
This is worth listening to. Doyle comes across as a very smart guy , he’s aware Titiana will eventually run its course and then he’ll create something else .
Quillette Podcast 21 – Stand-Up Comedian Andrew Doyle Talks About Titania McGrath, His Brilliant Satirical Creation on Twitter
Toby Young talks to Andrew Doyle, stand-up comedian and Spiked-online columnist, about Titania McGrath, his satirical creation on Twitter who describes herself as a “radical intersectionalist poet committed to feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest.” Titania’s first book—Woke: A Guide...
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@Salacious-Crumb have you read the reviews on Amazon ?
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Finished Utopia for Realists, and How We Get There by Rutger Bregman
Basically Rutger is a rabid lefty socialist, and this is his thoughts on the future for people.
As i expected, I don't agree with a number of his conclusions or points, but, the book did make me think about a number of things/attitudes/beliefs i have always taken for granted, and have a think about why i hold those attitudes.
It's pretty light on real, thought out solutions, but then i don't think that is his overall aim. It's also well researched to find the statistics that help his view.
The surprise to me was how far he varies from the rabid lefties we hear from so much these days. A lot of his points mirror things said by our righties on here. He also spends a chapter decrying the victim mentality of what he calls the "underdog socialist".
So. i found it an interesting read, if only to have a look at an outlook at odds with my own. It helps that he is an engaging and enthusiastic writer, so it stays light throughout (to its detriment at times).
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Some things never change apparently. https://taskandpurpose.com/penis-drawing-hadrians-wall
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'The cancer did not care that he was a good man, the best I've ever known'
'Grief is an ocean, fathomless and wide, and on the surface its most impelling forces arrive in waves.'
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Worth revisiting after nine years
Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds
As Greece’s debt threatens the rest of Europe and Wall Street, Michael Lewis wonders if the Greeks have wrecked their own ancient civilization.
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Interesting empathetic interview with Tony Slattery
Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’
His appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway? made him a major comedy and improv star in the 90s, but then his life fell apart. He talks about love, addiction, bipolar disorder and a long-buried secret
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@Stockcar86 very sad. Fuck he looks bad
Woke: A Guide to Social Justice : McGrath, Titania: Amazon.co.uk: Books
