1/ 100% agree with this I've been reflecting a lot on how, back in the 1970s, once or twice in school we were asked to write book reports or essays on our "heroes". I think that that was the tail end of an older culture, dying even then. https://twitter.com/VarangianSkull/status/1421116023152037892 …
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4/ If cops show up at your door and ask some very reasonable questions (e.g. "we just want to verify your name"), if you haven't gamed this out, you will make the easy (and wrong) choice of speaking with them. You have to mentally practice things, and have all of the answers >
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5/ and habits already in cache. The phrase "already in cache" reminds me of something I discussed w a good friend Geo at a startup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permabit way back in the day: a good lookup table is worth 15 IQ points.
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7/ A debate I've had w some idiot NH libertarians is the assertion "it's OK to blow a stop sign at 20 mph...if you can tell there's no car coming. It's a victimless crime, MAAAAN". No. !@# that. Your "no car coming" detector is < 99.9% accurate.https://twitter.com/josecamoessilva/status/1421144685129572353 …
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Once read a description of Army basic training that sought to instill the idea of turning towards the gunfire in an ambush Author thought it was suspect until a few months later in Vietnam his platoon was ambushed and they immediately turned to assault incoming fire...
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