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I thought this talk was great, maybe people have read the book or related book reviews, or are just familiar with Charles Mann's stuff more generally. I've been reading and liking 1491, moving on to 1493 soon. This lecture, even in just the first 20 minutes, sets up the major fault lines for...

Really enjoyed watching the opening episode of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Been getting into diving, deep-sea environments, and James Cameron films all at once, thought I'd spin up a thread. Not sure if anyone's seen The Abyss, it's a wild ride of a movie with some emotional punches...

(1/100) Norah Jones, "Come Away With Me" "As far back as I can remember..." "In the beginning..." "Much anticipated, but til this day undelivered..." The way I always understood the difference between my parents' music taste was that Dad was up-tempo and Mom meant down-tempo. That said...

For the old man, there is no longer any novelty in the world, because he has decided there is none. Even surprises are post-emptively explained away with ease. All the animals have been named and identified. Evolution freezes in its tracks; there are no new animals. This thread is dedicated...

Mistress of Eternal Sleep! A kingdom fallen into dormancy! Eve takes the apple! Narcissus revisited! Zero-sum mentalities! The seven servants! This is Mvuent's thread. I am just making it for him. But if he doesn't take it over I will have to start posting. And none of us want that. Mvuent...

In the beginning, there was the Symposium.

Here I chronicle all my grievances against Linebaugh for his recent stay at my apartment

Peli has dropped the first chapter of his manuscript-in-progress, Big Mood: A Transcendental-Computational Essay on Art https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_uDMPceNGbezCgdFxfkxpebAJm2QQzI5wsd0FUEY9E/edit It is a continuation of his ongoing work on vibe. There are some connections here which...

What more needs to be said. This is boys chat hour. Pull that pretentious stick outta your ass and confess how this movie made you feel as a young man. Cliff Martinez soundtrack The scorpion jacket The elevator scene The wave on the beach, the Hollywood mask The opening robbery and chase...

The relationship between body, space, and sound Theory of mind in the context of spontaneous coordination https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRQaB2N5/

I'm reading "Inspiration"

One of the biggest scandals in poker history has been going down the last few weeks Robbi Jade Lew, an amateur player, hero calls Adelstein, the most profitable player in the history of the show. Start here if you're interested: Will start posting commentary/discourse below

The posts in question are threaded below, read them in order and report and comments or questions here, and I will dispel any confusions you might have, e.g. that there is such thing as a "meaning" of an utterance, or that sentences have semantic "content"

When? Where? I'm happy to host Nico makes a mean meal and we still have some Wisconsin cheese lying around for starters. Indian / Ethiopian could be fun. Off the Q. Leo do you venture outside of Manhattan? We could also do beers but that's less fun

fuck this. fuck this for real. fuck!!!!

One large step for dust Dust always wins in the end Let's come together to celebrate luka 43rd birthday At this age James Joyce was 3 years into writing the Wake We can be sure that Luka is ankle-deep in a similar scaled project which will defy mortality and survive throughout the ages If...

Just discovered this up and coming artist... Linebaugh helped "turn me" on I have had many thoughts prompted by this inspiring music... I texted to my friend:

AMA

Discuss away... thoughts on Virginia Astley OR monkeypox OK, but connections between Virginia Astley and monkeypox especially encouraged