Benjamin Espen
A cautionary tale
In the 2022-07-15 Linkfest I linked to a pair of articles detailing rationalist cults:
* My Experience with Geoff Anders & Leverage Research
* My experience at and around MIRI and CFAR
These are well worth reading, as they expose something that is more common than you might think. All
Dune Messiah Book Review
Dune: Messiah is the fulfillment of everything that Frank Herbert set up in Dune, the nemesis that inevitably follows hubris. I can see why is it something of a let-down after the magnificent achievement of Dune. There is very little adventure in Messiah, which Herbert blended so skillfully with
Peer Review
Linkfest 2022-07-15: An Atlas of Bad Roads
Kickstarter: An Atlas of Bad Roads
Author Misha Burnett has a Kickstarter for an anthology of his work. I am a fan of Burnett’s work, and I am excited for this anthology.
UnHerd: The truth about Canada’s Indian graves
When the story first broke about unmarked graves on