Professor Jiang Xueqin of The Lecture Hall channel is becoming one of my favorite content contributors on YouTube. This video is about some negative impacts of bureaucracy, bureaucrats, and government on society as a whole. I think that in the USA at least, we’re definitely seeing much of this develop past any reasonable point. UpdateContinue reading “-The Age of Fake Work – Prof. Jiang Xueqin / The Origins of Totalitarianism”
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-JW Consciousness Stream – 19 November 2025
This entry represents something like my stream of consciousness for Wednesday, 19 November, 2025. This is basically like a journal entry that I work on throughout the day and then don’t go back to correct errors. Update 23.Dec.2025: Reposted here: Yesterday, I ran across the Letters to Our Sons project: I don’t necessarily want toContinue reading “-JW Consciousness Stream – 19 November 2025”
-JW Consciousness Stream – 17 November 2025
This entry represents something like my stream of consciousness for Monday, 17 November, 2025. This is basically like a journal entry that I work on throughout the day and then don’t go back to correct errors. Update 23.Dec.2025: Reposted here: First, a quick summary of my weekend. Friday night, I went to the Belgian barContinue reading “-JW Consciousness Stream – 17 November 2025”
-JW Consciousness Stream – 12 November 2025
This entry represents something like my stream of consciousness for Wednesday, 12 November, 2025. This is basically like a journal entry that I work on throughout the day and then don’t go back to correct errors. Update 23.Dec.2025: Reposted here: Some songs to start the day: I woke up really early this morning, maybe 3:00,Continue reading “-JW Consciousness Stream – 12 November 2025”
-Human Resources
This is another piece that I’ll never finish. The first draft was from my early cubicle days in the late 1990s. When I first moved to silicon valley, someone there told me that the ethos was “buy a car you don’t need with money you don’t have to impress people you don’t know.” In theContinue reading “-Human Resources”
-JW Consciousness Stream – 10 November 2025
This entry represents something like my stream of consciousness for Monday, 10 November, 2025. This is basically like a journal entry that I work on throughout the day. Since the girls were not in school, I did not have my own independent stream of consciousness for the last two days, nor time to focus andContinue reading “-JW Consciousness Stream – 10 November 2025”
-My Writing Tools and Process
I’ve finally started trying to write a book about my life, perspectives, disjointed philosophies, and guidance for my children, a large amount of which provides my suggestions for avoiding dangers with modern technology. This article describes my tools and general process. Update 23.Dec.2025: Republished here: I still really prefer older versions of Microsoft Word asContinue reading “-My Writing Tools and Process”
-JW Consciousness Stream – 7 November 2025
This entry represents something like my stream of consciousness for Friday, 7 November, 2025. This is basically like a journal entry that I work on throughout the day. Update 21.Dec.2025: I republished this here: I’m scheduled to get the stitches out of my foot later this morning! Last night, Kham dropped me off to haveContinue reading “-JW Consciousness Stream – 7 November 2025”
-JW Consciousness Stream – 6 November 2025
This entry represents something like my stream of consciousness for Thursday, 6 November, 2026. This may be the first in a series of entries that preset something like my stream of consciousness for days when I have nothing to do but use the computer. This means that after drafting, I don’t intend to return toContinue reading “-JW Consciousness Stream – 6 November 2025”