Posted on February 8, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Dude with a cold hunts down stories about this whacky world with the aid of caffeine and liquor. Sources https://massivesci.com/articles/neuroscience-behavior-vs-technology/ https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2016/06/02/we-were-guinea-pigs-documentary-puts-atomic-veterans-in-limelight/ https://www.unz.com/wwebb/bats-gene-editing-and-bioweapons-recent-darpa-experiments-raise-concerns-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ https://www.unz.com/article/swimming-in-the-government-sewage/
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Environment, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coronavirus, DARPA, Human Rights, Neuroscience
Posted on January 31, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Aside from superior kernel architecture, greater choice in file systems, and the wisdom of not granting root access to anyone who drunkenly stumbles in at 3 AM the greatest advantages of Linux are not purely technical. I am by nature an artist and not…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Eric Schmidt, Freedom, Google, Human Rights, Internet, Linux, Privacy
Posted on January 28, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Is a rather famous aphorism. But how do you know that you are a good man? How do you know what you should do? I use this aphorism and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing., Discipline, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Media, Principle, Public Discourse, Security, Thumos
Posted on June 30, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Free speech is life. Allow me to elaborate. Breathing is not considered a right. It’s not considered in the same category as rights, privileges, and all the myriad distinctions thereof. No. Even prisoners and slaves are unquestionably reserved the right to draw air. Certainly,…
Tag: Human Rights
TFS – Episode II – Muh Neuroscience, DARPA’s Bat Hobby, and Bittersweet Vulnerability
Posted on February 8, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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Dude with a cold hunts down stories about this whacky world with the aid of caffeine and liquor. Sources https://massivesci.com/articles/neuroscience-behavior-vs-technology/ https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2016/06/02/we-were-guinea-pigs-documentary-puts-atomic-veterans-in-limelight/ https://www.unz.com/wwebb/bats-gene-editing-and-bioweapons-recent-darpa-experiments-raise-concerns-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ https://www.unz.com/article/swimming-in-the-government-sewage/
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Environment, Humor, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Coronavirus, DARPA, Human Rights, Neuroscience
The Best Argument for Privacy
Posted on January 31, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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Aside from superior kernel architecture, greater choice in file systems, and the wisdom of not granting root access to anyone who drunkenly stumbles in at 3 AM the greatest advantages of Linux are not purely technical. I am by nature an artist and not…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Eric Schmidt, Freedom, Google, Human Rights, Internet, Linux, Privacy
The Importance of Principle
Posted on January 28, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Is a rather famous aphorism. But how do you know that you are a good man? How do you know what you should do? I use this aphorism and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing., Discipline, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Media, Principle, Public Discourse, Security, Thumos
More than a Right
Posted on June 30, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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Free speech is life. Allow me to elaborate. Breathing is not considered a right. It’s not considered in the same category as rights, privileges, and all the myriad distinctions thereof. No. Even prisoners and slaves are unquestionably reserved the right to draw air. Certainly,…
Category: Philosophy, UncategorizedTags: Current Events, Essays, Ethics, Free Speech, Human Rights, Politics, Public Discourse, Rights
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