Short video around ranked choice/STAR method of voting. Lot of paper links in the video description. Why Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible |
Pretty interesting viewpoint on the US election. “The Entire Political Charade Has Come CRASHING Down” Eric Weinstein On US Election 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Who is in charge? 06:48 - 'The Switch' 13:15 - Will Trump be 'allowed' to win? 14:48 - Weinstein's 'magician's choice' theory of elections 19:30 - Why has Cheney backed Kamala? 21:49 - Weinstein's political journey 26:42 - Journalists vs Trump 28:48 - Joe Rogan's influence 30:34 - Harris vs Trump debate 33:28 - Is the US system fit for purpose? 38:46 - The need for disclosure |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Pretty interesting viewpoint on the US election.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trrp-tgKvR000:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Who is in charge? 06:48 - 'The Switch' 13:15 - Will Trump be 'allowed' to win? 14:48 - Weinstein's 'magician's choice' theory of elections 19:30 - Why has Cheney backed Kamala? 21:49 - Weinstein's political journey 26:42 - Journalists vs Trump 28:48 - Joe Rogan's influence 30:34 - Harris vs Trump debate 33:28 - Is the US system fit for purpose? 38:46 - The need for disclosure This is a great video -something I'm going to pass on to anyone somewhat rational on the left. Funny to see how again here, despite detailing egregious manipulations of the Demo party, Eric just about vapor-locks at the prospect of voting for a Republican. |
Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words, and suffer noble sorrows. Charles Reade
Interesting talk with Lex about Rome. Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire - Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome | Lex Fridman Podcast #443 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:23 - Ancient world 16:18 - Three phases of Roman history 19:08 - Rome's expansion 30:48 - Punic wars 39:20 - Conquering Greece 40:59 - Scipio vs Hannibal 44:05 - Heavy infantry vs Cavalry 47:42 - Armor 1:00:32 - Alexander the Great 1:06:33 - Roman law 1:16:13 - Slavery 1:23:53 - Fall of the Roman Republic 1:27:38 - Julius Caesar 1:32:17 - Octavian's rise 1:42:09 - Cleopatra 1:50:32 - Augustus 2:18:42 - Religion in Rome 2:42:47 - Emperors 2:49:54 - Marcus Aurelius 2:56:05 - Taxes 2:59:13 - Fall of the Roman Empire 3:16:25 - Decisive battles 3:40:35 - Hope |
Well worth the time. Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler | Lex Fridman Podcast #444 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 3:10 - Marxism 30:55 - Anarchism 45:52 - The Communist Manifesto 54:51 - Communism in the Soviet Union 1:14:45 - Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin 1:24:33 - Stalin 1:31:48 - Holodomor 1:45:38 - The Great Terror 1:58:39 - Totalitarianism 2:09:40 - Response to Darryl Cooper 2:24:49 - Nazis vs Communists in Germany 2:31:11 - Mao 2:36:19 - Great Leap Forward 2:43:20 - China after Mao 2:48:52 - North Korea 2:52:56 - Communism in US 3:00:26 - Russia after Soviet Union 3:11:57 - Advice for Lex 3:19:39 - Book recommendations 3:22:38 - Advice for young people 3:29:29 - Hope |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Well worth the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1oTH4SjvzgOUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 3:10 - Marxism 30:55 - Anarchism 45:52 - The Communist Manifesto 54:51 - Communism in the Soviet Union 1:14:45 - Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin 1:24:33 - Stalin 1:31:48 - Holodomor 1:45:38 - The Great Terror 1:58:39 - Totalitarianism 2:09:40 - Response to Darryl Cooper 2:24:49 - Nazis vs Communists in Germany 2:31:11 - Mao 2:36:19 - Great Leap Forward 2:43:20 - China after Mao 2:48:52 - North Korea 2:52:56 - Communism in US 3:00:26 - Russia after Soviet Union 3:11:57 - Advice for Lex 3:19:39 - Book recommendations 3:22:38 - Advice for young people 3:29:29 - Hope I watched the Nazi vs commie clip and Mao. Interesting and not sure I agree with his assumptions that the Nazis only called themselves socialists to piss off commies since so many of their policies were socialist in nature. I'm not a historian though. |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Interesting talk with Lex about Rome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyoVVSggPjYOUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:23 - Ancient world 16:18 - Three phases of Roman history 19:08 - Rome's expansion 30:48 - Punic wars 39:20 - Conquering Greece 40:59 - Scipio vs Hannibal 44:05 - Heavy infantry vs Cavalry 47:42 - Armor 1:00:32 - Alexander the Great 1:06:33 - Roman law 1:16:13 - Slavery 1:23:53 - Fall of the Roman Republic 1:27:38 - Julius Caesar 1:32:17 - Octavian's rise 1:42:09 - Cleopatra 1:50:32 - Augustus 2:18:42 - Religion in Rome 2:42:47 - Emperors 2:49:54 - Marcus Aurelius 2:56:05 - Taxes 2:59:13 - Fall of the Roman Empire 3:16:25 - Decisive battles 3:40:35 - Hope Funny as I watched a couple of short clips of this interview as well. The armor one was great (one of his students got the idea to recreate linen armor and test it) so was Christianity vs Rome. Have to watch the whole thing |
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I just watched this and thought some here may find it interesting. Hope you enjoy it!  What happened to Colour Sergeant Bourne After Rorkes Drift? |
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" --- Sigmond Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis
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Originally Posted By Former11BRAVO: I just watched this and thought some here may find it interesting. Hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOQJK5hUo9UThanks, I had watched it a long time ago. This one about Henry Hook VC was even more crazy. Guy was totally the opposite of how they portrayed him in the movie.  The Real Story of Henry Hook VC - Zulu |
Pretty good talk around older civilizations of South America Ed Barnhart: Maya, Aztec, Inca, and Lost Civilizations of South America | Lex Fridman Podcast #446 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:39 - Lost civilizations 8:43 - Hunter-gatherers 12:16 - First humans in the Americas 22:07 - South America 27:36 - Pyramids 34:40 - Religion 47:44 - Shamanism 49:41 - Ayahuasca 55:54 - Lost City of Z 1:00:48 - Graham Hancock 1:07:51 - Uncontacted tribes 1:13:51 - Maya civilization 1:29:40 - Mayan calendar 1:44:57 - Flood myths 2:13:25 - Aztecs 2:30:52 - Inca Empire 2:48:52 - Early humans in North America 2:54:50 - Columbus 2:59:26 - Vikings 3:03:35 - Aliens 3:08:02 - Earth in 10,000 years 3:24:12 - Hope for the future |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Pretty good talk around older civilizations of South America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzzE7GOvYz8OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:39 - Lost civilizations 8:43 - Hunter-gatherers 12:16 - First humans in the Americas 22:07 - South America 27:36 - Pyramids 34:40 - Religion 47:44 - Shamanism 49:41 - Ayahuasca 55:54 - Lost City of Z 1:00:48 - Graham Hancock 1:07:51 - Uncontacted tribes 1:13:51 - Maya civilization 1:29:40 - Mayan calendar 1:44:57 - Flood myths 2:13:25 - Aztecs 2:30:52 - Inca Empire 2:48:52 - Early humans in North America 2:54:50 - Columbus 2:59:26 - Vikings 3:03:35 - Aliens 3:08:02 - Earth in 10,000 years 3:24:12 - Hope for the future I've been working my way from the Comanches , Navajo and Apache southward. |
Pretty good talk about the current PsyOps going on. How Foreign States Are Controlling Your Mind | Gregg Hurwitz | EP 488 Chapters - (0:00) Coming up (0:43) Intro (3:04) A 32 year conversation (5:34) US The Story - connecting meaning and disparate thinking (7:06) What it means to be post partisan, how Hurwitz applies this thinking to anti-polarization efforts (8:55) The dementing of the culture post October 7th (12:43) Sociological and political studies show foreign influences behind manufactured polarization (15:11) Two pessimistic outcomes - and how we reach the positive one (18:00) Foreign psy-ops and the key demographics being targeted (23:37) TikTok: small efforts can create mass rage and doubt (27:26) The Islamic Republic is hated by most Iranians (32:51) How our children’s brains are being programmed (37:24) Ascendant antisemitism and the links to Russia, China, and Iran (44:27) The hallmark of postmodernism (48:24) Bias and grievance narratives across demographics, successful assimilation (53:49) What the average swing voter looks like through data (1:00:51) An image of bipartisan optimism, the DNC is stepping back from the far Left (1:07:36) We need to remove pathology from politics, defending shared principles (1:13:28) What 80 to 100 percent of Americans agree on, pushing the boundaries in a way that expands them (1:21:45) Environmental agreement, starting with the right argument to come together (1:23:43) What happened to our shared vision as Americans? Handling the fringe (1:33:40) How we move to peace and unity (1:38:17) A modern transformation in popular thought acknowledges a unifying vision (1:40:34) What we can do today to rebuild our bridges, transparent algorithms (1:46:41) Anonymity and the need of conscious regulation (1:50:04) The difference between a referee and censor (1:51:35) Pass PATA now! (1:52:51) Free is the wrong value for online identities (1:55:03) We must be careful with the immense opportunity available to us |
Another good talk with Victor Davis Hanson around the election, candidates, immigration, etc. Victor Davis Hanson: Trump will beat radical Kamala Harris |
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Originally Posted By dedreckon: I watched the Nazi vs commie clip and Mao. Interesting and not sure I agree with his assumptions that the Nazis only called themselves socialists to piss off commies since so many of their policies were socialist in nature. I'm not a historian though. They absolutely were socialists. Everything about them was. The Communist called everyone who did not believe like them fascists. Even with their later development into a form of fascism, the NSDAP was still socialist. Fascism is a modified form of socialism. It is collectivism. The Social Democrats were the majority party in 1912. So when Wilhelm II abdicated they were in charge, by default, being the largest Party in the Reichstag on 7 November 1918. But there were divisions within the SPD. SPD was pretty much for a status quo existence going back to a Germany before the war, while preaching and talking smack of revolution, but really being bourgeoisie. They were middle-class civil servants, merchant class, railway workers, etc. with a good living standard before the War. They gave the revolution lip-service but were more for the evolution kind. Also called Majoritians of the SD. Wanting to return to their standard of living pre-war with all the benefits of large government and socialism developed over the previous 40-50 years. The Independents (USPD) who were more hard-core than the bourgeois SPD. So they were for revolution but not the Bolshevik kind. These were more aligned with the unions. Shipbuilders, iron workers, factory peeps. the Spartacists were even more so 'socialist', a split off from the independents who were actual Bolsheviks. Wanting a bloody revolution. THis is the Luxemburg and Liebknecht types. Who became the Communist Democrat Party (KPD). They wanted a Red Army and a nationalization of banks and businesses. the Independents and the Spartacists were minoritarians of the SD. They were from the same group economically as the Independents, but with less stability in their workplace, laid off and temporary, the unskilled workers and permanently out of work. So when this shit kicked off with Eisner (USPD) in Munich winning in new elections to determine the government of the new People's Republic of Bavaria, in late 1918, It was from an outgrowth of the workers' and soldiers' councils springing up across the country after the fall of the monarchy. That brought the USPD to the top in Bavaria. He became minister-president of the new Bavarian People's Republic. Still socialist. But the plan did not work out as the place was still in chaos from post-war antics and occupation while working out the details for a formal surrender of Germany to the Allied Powers. So they held another election and the USPD came in way behind SPD. So he goes to resign, to turn in his resignation and gets shot by Arco- Valley just outside of the parliament on 21 February- and this creates a new set of problems as to who will govern. Riots and protests. The workers' and soldiers' council passed out guns. SPD claims itself the winner but is not recognized formally by the ruling body and weirdness continues. Mid-March Johannes Hoffman (SPD) claims he is the new minister-president of Bavaria. About three weeks later, the USPD and KPD decided differently. Toller claims he is the boss on 6 April, declaring Bavaria now the Bavarian Soviet Republic. Being more of an anarchist than a socialist, he declares all kinds of weird shit, made demands for a Red Army to oppress 'counter-revolutionaries', then even more nutbaggery ensuing through his cabinet and his government lasts only six days before the Bolsheviks- Levein, Levine and Axelrod- coup him out. Once in, they do built a Red Army, expropriated factories, and nationalized the banks. Meanwhile the SPD is still maneuvering and claiming rights to the office, with Hoffman still in the lead spot but having retreated to Bramburg. So this comes down to a battle (in Dachau) between Hoffmann's 8,000 man army against 30,000 'Red Army' dudes and Hoffman loses, but in the meantime, he cuts a deal with the Freikorps, with the backing of Ebert, for another army of 20,000 men to fight the Bolshevik forces and this time he wins. Capturing Dachau then moving on to Munich. So SPD claims victory after beating the Red Army and puts in their guy as head of Bavaria by way of Ebert's compromise with the Freikorps. It is a scale of socialism at work. Ranging from a nationalist take to an internationalist one. But its all socialism- of different shades. Hitler was elected deputy battalion representative by the Soldier Soviet Council (workers' and soldiers' council) in January 1919 in Bavaria under Eisner. And again to the same position in April 1919 under the Bolshevik government of Levein. From here he began to solidify his political ideology and this was how he got into the Inquiry Commission of the 2nd Infantry Regiment after shit settled out and had begun spying on Right Wing extremist political parties like the DAP and also to root out Bolshevik subversives. During the Kapp Putsch Hitler was sent by the army to Berlin to help with the coup. When they arrived in Berlin, Hitler and Dietrich Eckart immediately went to the Reichskanzlei to meet with Kapp but they were too late as Kapp had already fled Berlin, seeing the coup as a failure when Germans across the country went on strike protesting the putsch (declared a failure four days after it had begun on 17 March 1920). The German socialist movement (and much of the center) was about protesting the Treaty of Versailles, from the monetary penalties and loss of land, and in a fight against Bolshevism. And eventually, a right to colonize. Supported in no small part by the Junker/ Aristocrat class of the military after the elimination of Rohm sealed the deal. The Freikorps was a wide-ranging socialist thingy as well. Nationalists. Supposedly German Jewish veterans were members of some Freikorps units. Arco-Valley was a quarter Jewish and was trying to get into the Thule Society and supposedly that's how they got him to assassinate Eisner. ETA: not a historian but I like to read. |
Brought back from the beyond to be a half-dead short-bus riding seat warmer in the Dracula factory.
Esteemed grain-grower & reactionary defender of True Justice, in a death struggle with the Karen quo.
*Do not Karen-tinize the Eschaton!!!*
Esteemed grain-grower & reactionary defender of True Justice, in a death struggle with the Karen quo.
*Do not Karen-tinize the Eschaton!!!*
Discussion with Graham Hancock. Graham Hancock: Lost Civilization of the Ice Age & Ancient Human History | Lex Fridman Podcast #449 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:34 - Lost Ice Age civilization 8:39 - Göbekli Tepe 20:43 - Early humans 25:43 - Astronomical symbolism 37:11 - Younger Dryas impact hypothesis 55:31 - The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx of Giza 1:16:04 - Sahara Desert and the Amazon rainforest 1:25:25 - Response to critics 1:49:31 - Panspermia 1:56:58 - Shamanism 2:20:58 - How the Great Pyramid was built 2:28:17 - Mortality |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Discussion with Graham Hancock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMHiLvirCb0OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:34 - Lost Ice Age civilization 8:39 - Göbekli Tepe 20:43 - Early humans 25:43 - Astronomical symbolism 37:11 - Younger Dryas impact hypothesis 55:31 - The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx of Giza 1:16:04 - Sahara Desert and the Amazon rainforest 1:25:25 - Response to critics 1:49:31 - Panspermia 1:56:58 - Shamanism 2:20:58 - How the Great Pyramid was built 2:28:17 - Mortality I'm at the Shamanism part atm. I'll wrap it up later this evening. |
Graham Hancock's fact checking of the Joe Rogan debate. Fact-checking science communicator Flint Dibble on Joe Rogan Experience episode 2136 CHAPTERS 00:00 Shipwrecks 15:22 Metallurgy 23:45 Racism 47:15 No evidence? |
Another good discussion with Victor Davis Hanson. Israel, Hezbollah and Iran - A Year After October 7 | Victor Davis Hanson 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:02 - The Declining Fitness of Joe Biden and the Question of Leadership 00:12:15 - Kamala Harris’s Candidacy: Radical Policy Shifts and Uncertainty 00:18:35 - The Impact of Vice-Presidential Debates on the 2024 Election 00:24:42 - Trump's Election Struggles: Media Bias and Debate Challenges 00:30:59 - Harris’s Record on Guns, Crime, and Immigration Policies 00:37:11 - Mail-in Ballots and Voter Fraud Concerns in U.S. Elections 00:43:29 - October Surprises: Economic Manipulation and Political Strategy 00:49:40 - U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East: Biden’s Approach to Iran 00:55:55 - Israel’s Military Strategy: Dealing with Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran 01:02:10 - Western Nations’ Reliance on Israel for Counterterrorism 01:08:30 - The Disproportionality Debate: How Wars Are Won and Deterred 01:14:45 - Iran’s Role in Middle East Instability and Nuclear Threats 01:21:00 - Lessons from History: Why Proportional Warfare Fails 01:27:15 - Restoring Global Deterrence: The Stakes of Israel’s Success |
Short discussion around ancient cultures. Did Ancient Civilizations Have Their Own Ancient Civilizations? |
How about something encouraging for a change? Why Homesteaders Aren’t Panicked About Empty Shelves | The Glenn Beck Podcast | Ep 230 |
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" --- Sigmond Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis
Pretty interesting video and his channel has a lot of related stuff on re-building civilization from the ground up. This DaVinci Machine Unlocks Precision! |
Interesting video on Mammoth DNA on Wrangel island. The Strange DNA of the last mammoths |
Interesting discussion around flags In defense of the state flags 0:00 The flag redesign movement 0:59 Origin of the classic state flag design 7:25 CGP Grey 7:45 Illinois 10:02 New Jersey 11:47 South Carolina 19:38 "Good Flag, Bad Flag" 20:34 "1. Keep It Simple" 21:33 The state flags are easy to distinguish 25:05 Complex flags are not harder to recognize 27:42 Complex flags do not cost more 30:33 Reversible flags 33:57 Turkmenistan 38:10 "2. Use Meaningful Symbolism" 39:31 Navajo Nation 43:03 "3. Use 2–3 Basic Colors" 44:38 Virginia 49:03 "4. No Lettering or Seals" 49:17 States that put their name on their flag 58:39 Not all text is bad, though 1:04:33 Lettering is not hard to sew 1:05:53 Flag lapel pins 1:09:40 Seals on flags 1:11:26 "5. Be Distinctive or Be Related" 1:11:43 Indonesia 1:16:46 Exceptions to the 5 Principles 1:22:47 "Test Yourself" 1:28:21 What's the point of this pamphlet? 1:29:02 In defense of an older aesthetic 1:31:58 Conclusion |
Interesting discussion around constructed languages by the creator of the Klingon language. PSW 2502 Klingon and Other Constructed Languages in the Real World | Marc Okrand |
Pretty good video on the ruling class lies. The Greatest Lie Ever Told |
Interesting discussion How Civilizations Cycle & Collapse | Samo Burja and Rudyard Lynch TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (01:00) A deep dive into civilizational differences (03:06) The influence of Abrahamic religions (07:38) Classical vs. modern western civilization (12:16) The rise and fall of civilizations (16:54) Literacy and its impact on societies (20:25) Sponsors: Fundrise | Brave (22:43) Pre-modern Feminism (27:28) Modern civilization and its roots (36:20) Sponsor: Squad (37:29) Debt slavery and social breakdown (42:58) The future of religion and technology (54:37) Obscure civilizations and their impact (59:21) Wrap |
Another interesting discussion. Long Ripples of History with Samo Burja and Rudyard Lynch TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro (00:15) Exploring Plato's Influence (05:10) Historical Ripples and Convergent Evolution (06:45) The Fall of Civilizations (12:43) Comparing Civilizational Cycles (17:42) The Future of Human Civilization (23:30) Sponsor: Dealcraft (29:02) AI and Genetic Engineering: Potential and Pitfalls (33:30) Pandemic Era Reflections (34:04) Genetic Engineering and Society (34:49) Sponsor: WorkOS | Squad (35:43) 19th Century Misconceptions (38:23) Cycles of Societal Transformation (40:54) Intellectual Decay and Historical Rewriting (43:13) Anthropology and Cultural Studies (45:34) Decline of Western Institutions (52:12) Space Exploration and Technological Decline (1:00:15) Hypernormalization and Social Reality (1:01:39) Wrap |
Interesting video on some Roman sites in the UK. Enormous Roman Excavation Reveals New Secrets About Ancient Life |
Discussion around the history of Rolls-Royce and the Merlin engine. Rolls-Royce Merlin: The Engine That Won WW2 |
Documentary on volcanic eruptions and how they affect climate in history. Failed To Load Title |
Documentary on Jeans and Velcro. Evolution of Clothing and Textiles: Jeans & Hook-and-loop Fastener | Extra Long Documentary |
Good discussion around the rise of Mesopotamia and other civilizations. Why Mesopotamia Was The Perfect Place For Human Civilization To Begin |
Discussion around different plagues that occurred in the Roman Empire. The Ancient Plague That Nearly Destroyed the Roman Empire |
 Pyramid Of Saqqara: The Largest Archaeological Find In Ancient Egypt |
History channel documentary, so isn't deep on details   Europe in the Wake of the Fall of Rome | The Dark Ages | Full Special | History |
Another video on the Bronze Age collapse. Bronze Age Collapse: The Ancient World's Greatest Disaster |
Discussion around the Magna Carta and the fall of Feudalism in England. Medieval Feudalism, Explained |
No real surprises, but a lot of combat footage. Turning Points: The Key Battles That Turned The Tide Of WW2 | World War II In Colour |
Bit dated, but not too bad. The Ancient Tribes That Settled the Americas | First Peoples | Full Episode 1 | PBS |
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Pretty good documentary on flour milling in Minnesota. Flour Power | Full Documentary 03:02 The Land of Wheat 04:16 Cargill and Peavy Milling 07:27 Cadwallader C. Washburn 08:38 The First Flour Mill, Washburn A Mill 09:15 Charles Pillsbury 09:42 The Birth of the Pillsbury Company 09:56 Competition of Flour in Minnesota 10:45 New Wheat Processing Technology 13:32 Milling Industry Boom 14:19 Why is Milling Dangerous? 14:42 Washburn A Mill Explosion of 1878 16:49 New European Process 17:55 1881- Minneapolis is the Milling Capitol of the World 18:57 The Marketing and Advertising of Flour 22:09 Funding Minneapolis Organizations and Parks 24:10 Class Struggles 24:51 Farmers Organize 28:47 The Citizens Alliance Forms 30:09 The Invention of Puffed Rice 35:26 Quaker Cereal 37:50 Cream of Wheat Launches 39:52 James Ford Bell Innovates 41:25 Wheaties Cereal 42:16 Washburn starts WCCO Radio 42:38 First Ever Commercial Radio Jingle - for Wheaties 44:17 General Mills is Created 46:28 Breakfast Cereals are Loved Worldwide 47:44 Who is Betty Crocker? 51:23 The Pillsbury Bake-Off 53:19 The Milling Family Philanthropies |
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Old documentary on fur traders in Canada. Follow an eight-person volunteer team as they attempt to recreate the journey made by fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company during the 1840s by travelling from Winnipeg to Hudson Bay. The trip covers 800 miles (1200 kilometers) and takes the team through the heart of the Canadian wilderness.  What Was Life Like For A 19th-Century Fur Trader? |
Interesting discussion around telescopes on the Moon, space, and Earth. x1,000 Resolution of JWST But x1,000 Cheaper 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 What is an interferometer 00:13:50 Interferometers in space 00:19:37 Interferometers on the Moon 00:39:03 Detecting exoplanets with interferometers 00:46:28 The bonkers idea 00:53:48 BFT 01:03:41 Current obsessions 01:08:02 Final thoughts |
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Originally Posted By DaGoose: Interesting discussion around telescopes on the Moon, space, and Earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcR6gs0Up6k00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 What is an interferometer 00:13:50 Interferometers in space 00:19:37 Interferometers on the Moon 00:39:03 Detecting exoplanets with interferometers 00:46:28 The bonkers idea 00:53:48 BFT 01:03:41 Current obsessions 01:08:02 Final thoughts Associated papers from the above talk The Big Fringe Telescope - https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01386 MoonLITE: a CLPS-delivered NASA Astrophysics Pioneers lunar optical interferometer for sensitive, milliarcsecond observing - https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.01392 |
Pretty good discussion around what happened. Exploding pagers, Hezbollah & Israel - The events, outcomes & value of supply chain security Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Opening Words 00:00:45 — What Am I Talking About (And Not Talking About)? 00:03:21 — Background 00:09:24 — Setting Up The Pager Strike 00:19:55 — The Day Of The Pagers 00:27:14 — The Proxy Problem 00:29:38 — Lessons On Supply Chain Integrity 00:38:23 — A Kiwiland Dilemma 00:48:46 — Personalised Deterrence? 00:57:06 — Closing Thoughts 00:59:12 — Channel Update |
Discussion between Peterson and Dawkins. Dawkins vs Peterson: Memes & Archetypes | Alex O’Connor Moderates | EP 491 | Chapters | (0:00) Coming up (1:21) Memes vs. archetypes: what creates depth and fundamentality (6:34) “The battle between the gods” is portrayed across cultures (8:41) The world of facts is seen through a story (10:24) “Drunk on symbols,” the spirit of Cain (17:23) Were the biblical texts divinely inspired or did they evolve? (24:36) What escapes our grip: the biblical text and quantum physics (28:04) Dawkins clarifies his claim on being a cultural Christian (32:41) Truth claims in fiction, both sexes carry the image of God (34:24) The virgin birth and the absolute need for a value hierarchy (43:06) The preconditions for the scientific enterprise (46:19) The Resurrection and the bronze serpent (56:32) The divine and the mundane, the biological reality of dragons (1:14:30) Different kinds of minds, the logical extension of memes (1:19:54) The Baldwin effect applied to memes: a fundamental concordance (1:30:20) Is Richard Dawkins more interested in things or people? |
Interesting short documentary Archaeologists Uncover An Entire Medieval Village Killed By The Plague 00:00 Bronze Age Siege 12:30 Plague Village 21:50 Stone Age Loch 31:37 Lindisfarne 42:54 Iron Age Brocks |
 How American Aircraft Carriers Turned The Tide Against Japan In WW2 |
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Well worth the time to watch it all and look at the slides. How Foreign States Are Controlling Your Mind | Gregg Hurwitz | EP 488 Chapters - (0:00) Coming up (0:43) Intro (3:04) A 32 year conversation (5:34) US The Story - connecting meaning and disparate thinking (7:06) What it means to be post partisan, how Hurwitz applies this thinking to anti-polarization efforts (8:55) The dementing of the culture post October 7th (12:43) Sociological and political studies show foreign influences behind manufactured polarization (15:11) Two pessimistic outcomes - and how we reach the positive one (18:00) Foreign psy-ops and the key demographics being targeted (23:37) TikTok: small efforts can create mass rage and doubt (27:26) The Islamic Republic is hated by most Iranians (32:51) How our children’s brains are being programmed (37:24) Ascendant antisemitism and the links to Russia, China, and Iran (44:27) The hallmark of postmodernism (48:24) Bias and grievance narratives across demographics, successful assimilation (53:49) What the average swing voter looks like through data (1:00:51) An image of bipartisan optimism, the DNC is stepping back from the far Left (1:07:36) We need to remove pathology from politics, defending shared principles (1:13:28) What 80 to 100 percent of Americans agree on, pushing the boundaries in a way that expands them (1:21:45) Environmental agreement, starting with the right argument to come together (1:23:43) What happened to our shared vision as Americans? Handling the fringe (1:33:40) How we move to peace and unity (1:38:17) A modern transformation in popular thought acknowledges a unifying vision (1:40:34) What we can do today to rebuild our bridges, transparent algorithms (1:46:41) Anonymity and the need of conscious regulation (1:50:04) The difference between a referee and censor (1:51:35) Pass PATA now! (1:52:51) Free is the wrong value for online identities (1:55:03) We must be careful with the immense opportunity available to us |
Pretty good video on the Polynesian expansion into the Pacific and meeting South Americans. The Polynesian Exchange: Polynesia and South America Meet |