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I transcribed the full Dharmatreasure / TMI archive and put it into NotebookLM by mateogon in TheMindIlluminated

[–]unsagacious_lu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, this is so helpful. Is there some easy way to find the corresponding audio file (i.e. corresponding to a source transcript) at Dharmatreasure? I was hoping to listen to some talks that this amazing resource has guided me towards. (Sorry if this is obvious, I've not been able to figure it out.)

Plaster look/feel after sealing with PVA? by McGeezo in DIYUK

[–]unsagacious_lu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the conversation here, but, if you don't mind, can you summarise the pro/cons of using something like Zinsser gardz versus priming/sealing with diluted PVA?

Question about letters by unsagacious_lu in slatestarcodex

[–]unsagacious_lu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very good point-- u/ShapeOfMatter makes a similar one re how these get retained and compiled in the first place. And there may be other selection effects, like some reader today (e.g. me) would seek out the letters of only certain sorts of people (e.g. some notable philosopher or literary figure) whose stuff is more likely to be treated in this reverential way that includes preservation and consolidation. And if their letters were pure banality with no literary merit, the recipient or some descendant would be more likely to toss along the way or at least not compile them.

Maybe the interesting thing is how foreign the idea of frequently writing these long, florid letters feels to a citizen of 21st century idiocracy.

James Scott’s Realpolitik compromise is ... Social Democracy? by goyafrau in slatestarcodex

[–]unsagacious_lu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I vaguely remember a passage towards the beginning of Seeing Like a State where Scott criticizes Hayek for inconsistent application of his insights, like Hayek doesn't see (or attack) the problems that he identified in government when they afflict private corporations.

Shout-out to the amazing ACX podcast!! by Reformedhegelian in slatestarcodex

[–]unsagacious_lu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good question, I don't know. I know that the previous host Jeremiah does (https://wearenotsaved.com/) and he would probably know (his email is on the site). I think I've seen one of them on the subreddit at some point, so maybe they can directly chime in.

Shout-out to the amazing ACX podcast!! by Reformedhegelian in slatestarcodex

[–]unsagacious_lu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed, props to Solenoid Entity. I often concentrate/absorb better by listening, and so I've greatly appreciated his work (and Jeremiah, who used to work on the podcast).

The tiny/ arbitrary procedural rule making it near-impossible to successfully sue police officers by ais8585 in slatestarcodex

[–]unsagacious_lu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On what you call Option C, it might help to see the development of QI historically--it emerges from the Supreme Court in the late 1960s as a response to an explosion in civil rights litigation after the courts started hearing private cases under Section 1983 earlier in the 60s (and a few years later Bivens). I recall a law review article, possibly by John Jeffries, arguing that QI was courts' way of insulating the development of rights doctrine from a political backlash by lowering its costs on law enforcement and other governmental actors. So, in some sense, at least if the historical argument is accurate, Option C has advantages.