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That your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality.
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky
According to the worshippers of the e-world, the late 20th century and the two opening decades of the 21st century brought us an unprecedented number of profound inventions. But that is a categorical misunderstanding, as most recent advances have been variations on two older fundamental discoveries: microprocessors (see inventing integrated circuits, and exploiting radio waves, part of the electromagnetic spectrum. More powerful and more specialized microchips are now running everything from industrial robots and the autopilots of jetliners to kitchen ranges and digital cameras, and the most popular global brand for mobile communications has been using ultra high-frequency radio waves.
Numbers Don't Lie
Vaclav Smil
Journalism isn’t Lindy compatible. Information transmits organically by word of mouth, which circulates in a two-way manner.
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