Tag: Politics
Posted on December 25, 2018
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In an interview with The New York Times, Patreon’s Jack Conte and Jacqueline Hart addressed the fallout from their removal of political commentator Sargon of Akkad. A fallout that took with it the likes of Sam Harris and a sizeable chunk of patrons. A…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Current Events, Fractal Briefs, Jack Conte, Jacqueline Hart, Karl Benjamin, News, Patreon, Politics, Sam Harris, Sargon of Akkad, Silicon Valley, Tech, Tech News, The New York Times, Trends
Posted on December 12, 2018
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This little episode was prompted when one of my favorite pundits, Jimmy Dore, discussed the plans of some fisherman to sue oil companies for causing global warming. Which said fisherman implicate in their troubles catching fish. I point out that nitrification from agriculture and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Environment, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: AGW, Consensus, Global Warming, Politics, Science, The Jimmy Dore Show
Posted on September 29, 2018
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Beware the Hufflepuffs. For More Info The Adam Morgan Show | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKeCCfeBlTc Theodore T’so | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Ts’o Linus Opinion on CoC | https://linux.slashdot.org/story/18/09/27/1529236/linus-torvalds-on-linuxs-code-of-conduct My Links http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow | Join me on a freedom loving social media platform! – http://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal | Become a patron and help improve production…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Corporate Culture, FOSS, Linux, Linux Torvalds, News, Open Source, Politics, Social Commentary, Social Justic, The Linux Foundation
Posted on September 9, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Public discourse is vital to a free and open society. Effective public discourse faces many challenges. One such challenge is Pundits Disease – moralizing about pet issues from a high tower. Pundits and commentators whether mainstream or independent tend to be removed from direct…
Category: Philosophy, UncategorizedTags: Commentators, Current Events, Ideas, Media, News, Politics, Pundits, Talking Heads, Trends, Vlogs
Posted on September 3, 2018
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Axon the company that was once Taser is just that a company – a corporate entity. Yet, its cloud holds police data which as far as I understand is subject to public interest and access. Whether or not the data is actually ‘public’ is…
Category: Philosophy, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Articles, Axon, Current Events, Dana Goodyear, Economics, Essays, News, Policing, Politics, Social Commentary, Taser, The New Yorker, VieVue
Posted on August 29, 2018
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However faintly the frantic words ‘don’t tase me bro’ still probably echo in the popular imagination. Subduing a nebbish university student for an uncouth question is arguably the wrong way to use a taser. Is there a right way? Figuring that out has been…
Category: Philosophy, Psychology, Technology, UncategorizedTags: Axon, Columns, Dana Goodyear, Fred Reed, News, Opinion, Police, Politics, Social Commentary, Taser, The New Yorker, Violence
Posted on August 19, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Came across an annoying Prager U clip oversimplifying the role of men in society. Am I a triggered snowflake for reacting or am I manly manhood defined for standing up and voicing my opinion? You decide. No, screw that, I decide because RAAAAAAAAAAAH! Look…
Posted on August 18, 2018
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This came out a bit dry.. but I was able to hit across most of the points I wanted to make. The piece in question appears in the August 20, 2018 issue of The New Yorker. It is written by an English expatriate/repatriate who…
Posted on August 17, 2018
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In this episode… 1) Fiddling 2) Virtue Signaling 3) Virtual Water and E-guilt 4) Why is it so satisfying to create art, music, prose, code, furniture whatever… 5) Strategies for maintaining creativity 6) The New Yorker Cover Art 6) The plight of native…
Category: Environment, Philosophy, Psychology, UncategorizedTags: Creativity, Environmentalism, Lifestyle, Music, Native Peoples, Politics, Social Commentary, The Amazon, Vlog, Wetlands, Writing
Posted on August 9, 2018
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An attempt to categorize various reasons for pay disparity in the hopes that we can improve. Yes. I know the audio is out of sync. I’m working with really basic gear so bear with me. http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow http://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal
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,…
Posted on June 28, 2018
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In which I discuss the merits of preparedness and briefly point to the need to understand that history is ever painted in myriad shades of grey. The book in question: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/1776/David-McCullough/9780743226721 Stories, Essays, and More| http://www.fractaljournal.com Social Media| http://www.minds.com/Weirmellow Patreon| http://www.patreon.com/TheFractalJournal
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Fractal Radio | Episode 30 – Science vs Politics (Case Study)
Posted on December 12, 2018 by Alex V. Weir
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This little episode was prompted when one of my favorite pundits, Jimmy Dore, discussed the plans of some fisherman to sue oil companies for causing global warming. Which said fisherman implicate in their troubles catching fish. I point out that nitrification from agriculture and…
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Environment, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: AGW, Consensus, Global Warming, Politics, Science, The Jimmy Dore Show