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Dave, sorry to hear both about your recent ill-health and the abuse you are receiving from idiots…

You provide a great benefit to us all with your writing, and your on-going work is invaluable and most appreciated. 💪

Oct 2, 2024

Oct 2, 2024

Grass is always greener on the other side.

(Especially with all that rain the UK gets 😅)

Jul 29, 2024

Jul 29, 2024

Thanks for your response!

Yeah, it seems your definition of "organism" is very different from the one I am familiar with—and from Rosen's definition.

Jul 1, 2024

Jul 1, 2024

Many biologists have no real conception of what makes a living thing alive, so their opinions on…

No, cities are not organisms, but they are complex systems.

Jun 30, 2024

Jun 30, 2024

The Irish need a James O’Milei to arise! 💪 🇦🇷🇮🇪

I agree that most of Ireland’s current problems are fixable—in time—but expecting the solution to come from the Irish State is hopeless…

Jun 16, 2024

Jun 16, 2024

This one got me! 😅

(Yet the ball-and-bat seems obvious to me)

Jun 12, 2024

Jun 12, 2024

Thanks for reading and commenting!

My issue with Russell's claims here are that he is insisting his particular interpretation of propositions (and their existential import)…

Jun 11, 2024

Jun 11, 2024

When Bertrand Russell Was Wrong About Non-existent Greeks

When reasoning about things that do not exist, even a Giant of Logic can go wrong.

Jun 11, 2024

Bertrand Russell in front of two Euler diagrams, saying ‘Durrr!’

Jun 11, 2024

Well, some people use watts per hour, but only because they (usually) mistake it for the watt-hour!

You can see an example here: https://www.yesenergysolutions.co.uk/advice/how-much-energy-solar-panels-produce-home, where they claim “Most…

May 26, 2024

May 26, 2024

Enjoyed the article, and a very clear account of the difference between watts and watts-hour. 👍

And, of course, watts-hour is not the same as watts-per-hour.

May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024

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Understand mathematics and science using the process of “reduction”. Follow me here, or visit https://reduct.blog.

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