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wherein we try to make sense of insanity
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Ghosts of the Dead
Ghosts of the Dead
Buffy believed in ghosts. Our children do as well, and I think I might. She told some of her friends, in her final weeks before she passed…
Doctors are Wrong about Firearm Effectiveness in Mass Shootings
Doctors are Wrong about Firearm Effectiveness in Mass Shootings
I’ve struggled with whether to write this piece for a very long time, over a year in fact. I held back for reasons which will become…
April HWFO Housekeeping, and Remembering Buffy
April HWFO Housekeeping, and Remembering Buffy
I’ve mentioned before that my wife was battling early onset colon cancer. She passed away on April 4th. I haven’t had much time to write…
Can Fortnite Rescue Humanity from the Attention Economy War?
Can Fortnite Rescue Humanity from the Attention Economy War?
…by winning it?
Visualizing the Costs of Government in “Border Walls”
Visualizing the Costs of Government in “Border Walls”
We need a new unit.
The Great M. Zuckerberg Privacy Con
The Great M. Zuckerberg Privacy Con
Encryption is Mark Zuckerberg’s real promise for fake privacy. The terms of the deal M. Zuckerberg informs the tech public they will be…
Gun Laws Have Basically No Impact on Mass Shooter Rate
Gun Laws Have Basically No Impact on Mass Shooter Rate
And the mass shooter rate is fabulously low to begin with.
Explaining the Medium Partner Program
Explaining the Medium Partner Program
Call this a one-year performance review, if you like.
r/idw Podcast Transcript Excerpts (#1)
r/idw Podcast Transcript Excerpts (#1)
bits and pieces transcribed
Explaining the Social Justice “Woke Anti-Semitism” Paradox
Explaining the Social Justice “Woke Anti-Semitism” Paradox
And, perhaps, fixing it.
Facebook Sold $301.48 of Access to Your Data since 2015, Will Sell 3X that in Next 4 Years
Facebook Sold $301.48 of Access to Your Data since 2015, Will Sell 3X that in Next 4 Years
Yesterday’s Q4 2018 earnings report shows Facebook has raked in an average of over $300 per US/Canada user selling access to your data and…
AI Article Title Generator
AI Article Title Generator
Why has nobody coded up an AI “article title generator” yet?
The (Missing) Link Between Gun Control Laws and Gun Deaths
The (Missing) Link Between Gun Control Laws and Gun Deaths
Pro tip: it isn’t there.
Facebook Rents You out like a Hotel Room
Facebook Rents You out like a Hotel Room
Mark Zuckerberg wants to clear something up: Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t “sell” your personal data. I want to clear something up: Mark…
Deplatforming, Sargon, MAGA Hat Kids, and the Kulturkampf
Deplatforming, Sargon, MAGA Hat Kids, and the Kulturkampf
January 2019 has a lot of media figures trying to figure out what the hell is going on. But if you’ve been following HWFO closely, you’ve…
Abolish the Federal Government and Realign the Nation Based on Football
Abolish the Federal Government and Realign the Nation Based on Football
This is compelling, I swear.
PUBLISHING OUR LIVES TO DEATH: The Biggest Audience In The World Has An Algorithm Promoting…
PUBLISHING OUR LIVES TO DEATH: The Biggest Audience In The World Has An Algorithm Promoting…
Social media catches a lot of flack, and rightfully so, but it surprises me that very few people seem to understand what’s wrong with it…
Intellectual Explorers Club Podcast
Intellectual Explorers Club Podcast
I did another podcast. It too was pretty fun.
Gun Buybacks and Gun Seizures Don’t Work if you Believe in Math
Gun Buybacks and Gun Seizures Don’t Work if you Believe in Math
This just needs to be put to bed, once and for all.