The redundant use of “myself”, “personally”, and perhaps others
Here's a random example [source is this book]: A database (DB) is simply a collection of data, placed into an arbitrary structured format. The most common DB is a relational…
Something about certainty, proofs in math, induction/abduction
This conversation followed me posting the post just before, and several people bringing up the same proof. Aowpwtomsihermng = Afraid of what people will think of me, so i had…
An alternative way to calculate squares.. without using multiplication
I was once at a party, and i was somewhat bored and i found this way of calculating the next square. It works without multiplication, so its suitable for mental…
Boldrin and Levine’s new paper: The Case Against Patents (2012)
I have previously talked about their book from 2008 (i think), which is mighty interesting. Not the least for me being on the board of directors for the danish pirate…
Some more stuff about KK-principle
The reason to post the other post about the KKp is that i was having a conversation with a friend about it. Turns out he is a supporter of it.…
Incomplete formal proof that the KK-principle is wrong
(KK)If one knows that p, then one knows that one knows that p. Definitions A0is the proposition that 1+1=2. A1is the proposition that Emil knows that 1+1=2. A2is the proposition…
Estimating sex intelligence difference based on high-IQ samples?
To my knowledge this has not been so extensively done, but it seems like an interesting line of evidence. Here is a random sample i came across: Lubinski, Webb, et…
Education, autodidactism, etc.: Another Wikipedia trip
It began with this conversation with my friend Chad on Skype: [09:54:34] Chad Stearns - Economist: A friend of mine met Aubrey De Grey [09:54:41] Chad Stearns - Economist:…
Funny stuff goes here
[21:13:16] Emil - Deleet: http://www.okcupid.com/profile/itsadeathstar?cf=regular one of those using "curvy" when they shud be using "fat" [21:13:41] The Midget - Miao: She's beyond fat -
Decent paper i read on nuclear power
Some time ago i decided to look into nuclear power. While i havent had time yet to read some of the books i mentioned there, i read this paper. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2664640/…
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