Technological Illiteracy and Wireless Power Transfer
It might not break the laws of physics, but that doesn’t make it feasible.
Tagged: Corruption
Immersed in Subversion :: Control the Culture; Control the Man [The Anita Sarkeesian Documentary]
Anita Sarkeesian could have been anybody; she’s not the story, anymore than Zoe Quinn was the story of #GamerGate. The story itself is the story.
YouTube’s Obscurantist Community Standards: Update on my Standing
An update on the status of my YouTube account, and the mendacious incompetence of Partner Support.
An Analysis of Primordia: Do the Ends Justify the Means?
An analysis of the dominant themes in the point-and-click adventure game Primordia; a science fiction story that examines ethics, faith, and whether the ends justify the means.
Book Review: Understanding #Gamergate by Scott Cameron
Scott Cameron’s Understanding #Gamergate is a 14,000 word dissertation explaining the core issues which started Gamergate, the major developments which have proceeded since that time, introductions to the major players, and a framework by which the reader can measure and weigh the arguments of both sides.
Update on Anita Sarkeesian’s accusations of impropriety against the SFPD/FBI #GamerGate
The issue is not whether or not Miss Sarkeesian fabricated anything – the issue is that game journalism, as well as mainstream journalism, took her at face value and never investigated her claims.
An Analysis of The Feminine Mystique, Chapter 2
Read my review of Chapter 1 here; the ongoing discussion is at Sunshine Mary’s site. Right off the bat, Friedan inundates us with more stories of women who are all “Relieved to find out I wasn’t the only one!” This is followed up by examples of “impossible ideals” being sold to women in advertising. “I’m living the same life as the TV people – why aren’t I haaaaappppyyyy?” On the surface this seems very similar to the Genesis of the Manosphere, with one major difference: the Manosphere developed because we were lied to; Friedan’s “Problem with no name” is a...
An Open Letter to Caitlin Dewey About the Manosphere and Journalistic Ethics
Dear Miss Dewey, I write to you in the spirit of friendly caution over your recent Washington Post article Hunter Moore is in jail, but that just means some other despicable character is “the most-hated man on the Internet” now; I also write to you as a colleague, whose writing has appeared several times in your sister-paper The Washington Times through my interviews with Danny de Gracia, including my “2013 Predictions” article where I correctly forecasted the Syria/Iran fiasco of this past summer. Full disclosure: I consider Danny de Gracia a good friend, and a man whose sense of ethics...
Incentive Systems & Politics: Part 3
This is the third and final part in my response to Extra Credits’ series of videos by the same name. In Part 1 I discussed how Politics needs to be about more than just winning elections, and provided a few statistics demonstrating the overall decline of our society. In Part 2 I covered how addressing financial corruption doesn’t address the underlying problems. Now it’s time to wrap this up in Part 3. Section 5: Gerrymandering and Community Gerrymandering is the process of redrawing the boundaries of politcal districts in order to be more favourable to you or your party. You...
Incentive Systems & Politics: Part 2
Summary of Part 1: The goal of government should be the physical, emotional, and spiritual betterment of Man. Democracy selects for the government people want, not the government they need. Parasites find niches between the electorate and the politicians, distorting even the best incentive system. Now on with the show: Section 3: Finances and Fundraising Limiting the amount politicians are allowed to spend on campaigning would remove the distraction of having to be a continuous fundraiser; and would meant that politicians wouldn’t have to balance serving the people, and serving the people who can fuel their campaigns. They begin with...
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