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BetaWorks (John Borthwick is hosting an event today in NYC: From the documenting software on the earliest PCs to modern tools like Roam Research, software's paramount value has been in providing people leverage in not just their productivity, but also their thinking. For this edition of Render, we'll be exploring new advancements in the space with some of its brightest entrepreneurs and contributors. Across two days of programming, we'll be taking tours of new projects, learning about knowledge graphs as public resources, discussing recent advancements in AI and ML in understanding semantic meaning of ideas, and of course sharing with one another how we use these tools ourselves. Join us as we explore the past, present, and future of tools for thinking. (Tools for Thought) I'll attend virtually. (more)

a read-it-later app https://readwise.io/ (more)

Zvi Mowshowitz: Covid-19 9/15/22: Permanent Normal. the CDC is going to be using the term ‘vaccine-derived Poliovirus’ and seriously, what the hell are you thinking, yes I know it is technically right but wow I do not want to hear the CDC talk about boosting public confidence in anything ever again. (more)

Zvi Mowshowitz: Covid-19 9/01/22 : Meet the New Booster. We will soon have a new, updated covid vaccine booster shot only eight or so months behind schedule. Given only 30% of America is boosted even once, not many people will accept this kind and generous (if rather late) offer. (more)

Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus.[1] Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio

Process of requiring a vaccination. Whether by government or private entities (employers, restaurants). A discussion in 2021 for COVID-19, settled rules (at least for attending public school) with polio, measles, etc. Documented via Vaccine Passport? (more)

Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual's immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection. When a sufficiently large percentage of a population has been vaccinated, this results in herd immunity. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified; for example, the influenza vaccine (flu vaccine),[1] the HPV vaccine,[2] and the chicken pox vaccine.[3] Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases;[4] widespread immunity due to vaccination is largely responsible for the worldwide eradication of smallpox and the restriction of diseases such as polio, measles, and tetanus from much of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that licensed vaccines are currently available to prevent or contribute to the prevention and control of twenty-five preventable infections.[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccination (more)

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (/ˈniːtʃə, -tʃi/;[10] German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈniːtʃə] (listen) or [ˈniːtsʃə];[11][12] 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. He began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche

Seems a good person to model, in some ways. Bootstrapped himself quite well. Gets some good press from John Taylor Gatto. (more)

Book by Tucker Max, first published as Mate: Become the Man Women Want then as What Women Want ISBN:0316375365 (more)

With polio's return, here's what back-to-schoolers need to know Before polio vaccines became available in the 1950s, people wary of the disabling disease were afraid to allow their children outside, let alone go to school (more)

How the CIA’s Fake Vaccination Campaign Endangers Us All. In its zeal to identify Osama bin Laden or his family, the CIA used a sham hepatitis B vaccination project to collect DNA in the neighborhood where he was hiding. The effort apparently failed, but the violation of trust threatens to set back global public health efforts by decades. (more)

Zvi Mowshowitz: You Play to Win the Game. By far the most important house rule I have for playing games is exactly that: You Play to Win the Game. That doesn’t mean you always have to take exactly the path that maximizes your probability of winning. Style points can be a thing. Experimentation can be a thing (more)

Scott Young: Ten Ideas That Have Shaped My Life. Looking back, I can think of a number of ideas that shaped my life. (more)

CIA tactics to trap Osama Bin Laden linked with polio crisis, say aid groups. In July the Guardian revealed that the CIA used a Pakistani doctor, Shakil Afridi, in the hunt for Bin Laden. In the weeks before the 3 May operation to kill Bin Laden, Afridi was instructed to set up a fake vaccination scheme in the town of Abbottabad, in order to gain entry to the house where it was suspected that the al-Qaida chief was living, and extract DNA samples from his family members. (more)

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book on DeSchooling, by Ivan Illich http://www.davidtinapple.com/illich/1970_deschooling.html (more)

Eugene Wei: American Idle — Remains of the Day. I promised one final piece on TikTok, focused primarily on the network effects of creativity (more)

The Thiel Fellowship (originally named 20 under 20) is a fellowship created by billionaire Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation. The fellowship is intended for students aged 22 or younger and offers them a total of $100,000 over two years, as well as guidance and other resources, to drop out of school and pursue other work, which could involve scientific research, creating a startup, or working on a social movement. Selection for the fellowship is through a competitive annual process, with about 20–25 fellows selected annually. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiel_Fellowship (more)