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Review of '0th Dimension - Infinite Theory,' a philosophical exploration of concepts like nothingness, infinite reality, consciousness, and the nature of existence.
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Review of eleven distinct poetic forms, with each review presented in the verse style of the form it discusses.
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Review of justifications for teaching high school math, particularly calculus, critiquing common rationales and possibly proposing a new 'theodicy' for its perceived difficulty and utility.
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Review of the proposition that the goat serves as humanity's best tutor, exploring its contributions to civilization through domestication, its role in human sustenance, and its symbolic lessons in curiosity and imagination.
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Review of adult gymnastics, highlighting its benefits for physical fitness, mental resilience, fear management, and overall life skills, arguing it's more accessible than commonly perceived.
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Review of Alpha School and its '2-hour Learning' program, examining its AI-powered educational model, claims of accelerated learning, incentive systems, and overall effectiveness based on firsthand experience.
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Review of airship technology, exploring its historical prominence, decline after the Hindenburg disaster, and its potential revival focusing on modern design challenges, applications, and carbon efficiency.
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Review of the experience of attending an American football game, likely from a first-timer's or outsider's perspective, detailing observations on the sport, its spectacle, and surrounding cultural elements.
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Review of the practice of arbitraging online casinos, particularly 'sweeps casinos,' detailing methods for exploiting bonuses, promotions, and legal loopholes to generate profit with minimal skill or risk.
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Review of the Nietzschean concept of 'slave morality' as manifested in the film Chinatown and the video game *Spec Ops: The Line,' analyzing their narratives of futile good intentions and the advocacy for minimal action.
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Review of Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, analyzing his rise to power, governing style, impact on crime and the economy, and the broader political transformations in the country under his leadership.
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Review of Bishop's Castle, a Colorado roadside attraction, detailing its one-man construction by Jim Bishop, its unique architecture, legal battles, and its cultural significance as a monument to individual freedom and eccentricity.
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Review of human teeth, exploring their evolutionary design, functional compromises, symbolic cultural importance, and the societal and institutional approaches to dental health, aesthetics, and shame.
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Review of nine countries, offering contrasting personal experiences and perspectives from a husband and wife on their culture, environment, and daily life.
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Review comparing Dall-e 2 and Dall-e 3's capabilities in depicting human life and emotions, analyzing their responses to love song-based prompts and assessing their artistic integrity and potential impact.
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Review of dating apps, critically examining their monetization strategies, user experience for men and women, underlying perverse incentives, and their overall negative impact on modern dating and relationships.
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Review comparing the lives, deaths, and legacies of Mata Hari, Princess Diana, and Joan of Arc, analyzing their moral strategies, negotiations with power, and struggles for authenticity within hostile societal systems.
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Review of the phenomenon of déjà vu, exploring its potential psychological origins, related mental states, its impact on human experience and culture, and its interpretation as a gateway to transcendent thought.
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Review of 'Earth' as if it were a game or product, critiquing its design, randomness, character creation, existential mechanics, and overall user experience from a satirical, cosmic perspective.
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Review of Albert Einstein's worldview beyond physics, examining his perspectives on education, Zionism, cosmopolitanism, nuclear weapons, and socialism, and assessing their coherence and relevance.
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Review of the Effective Altruism and Rationalism movements, analyzing their political operationalization, risks of historicism and sophistication bias, contrarian tendencies, and proposing improvements for societal engagement.
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Review of Elon Musk's five-step engineering algorithm, analyzing its application and impact at SpaceX based on firsthand experience, and reflecting on its broader implications for engineering culture and project management.
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Review of feminism, presented as an internal dialogue debating key issues such as systemic oppression, sexual harassment, abortion, the 'nice guy' phenomenon, and privilege from differing perspectives.
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Review of freedom of speech, examining its historical justifications—intrinsic human need, marketplace of ideas, democratic backbone—and their relevance and challenges in the modern internet age of misinformation and cancel culture.
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Review of AI alignment research, critiquing the application of superintelligence frameworks to current language models and the potential dangers of misaligned ethical impositions through methods like Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).
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Review of modern gender relations, hypothesizing that current toxicity stems from trauma-driven dynamics akin to political partisanship, and analyzing how selection effects and group dynamics distort perceptions of gender.
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Review of Google's hiring process for software engineers from an insider's perspective, detailing interview types, evaluation rubrics, and critiquing its effectiveness, particularly its emphasis on algorithms over practical skills.
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Review of human sexuality, proposing a 'status theory' where attraction and preferences, including various kinks and fantasies, are primarily driven by dynamics of high-status (dominance/prestige) and low-status (submission/desirability) arousal.
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Review of the concept of 'identity' as used in contemporary discourse, questioning its coherence, utility as an explanatory framework for beliefs and behaviors, and contrasting it with alternative concepts like values or status.
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Review of Islamic geometric patterns, focusing on examples from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, analyzing their construction principles, aesthetic rules, common errors in replication, and reflecting on their cultural and artistic significance.
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Review of 'Jacobitism' as a recurring historical ideology, tracing its manifestations from biblical accounts to English and French history, and critiquing its flawed premise of de facto legitimacy justifying rule.
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Review of various JFK assassination conspiracy theories, evaluating their plausibility and entertainment value, and reflecting on the cultural persistence of such theories in America.
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Review of the historical evidence and legend surrounding Joan of Arc, examining her life, military feats, trial, prophecies, and the enduring debate over the nature of her inspiration and impact.
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Review of Judaism, focusing on its core strengths: the intellectual tradition of its Law, resilience developed through persecution, its distinctive comedy, and the cultural significance of hats.
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Review of L'Ambroisie, Bernard Pacaud's 3-Michelin-star Parisian restaurant, celebrating its classic French cuisine, exceptional ingredient quality, traditional techniques, and its defiance of modern fine-dining trends.
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Review of lesbian fanfiction, particularly on Archive of Our Own, exploring its subculture, common tropes (enemies-to-lovers, AUs), depictions of sexuality, overall quality, and the impact of queerbaiting.
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Review of Lublin Castle, analyzing its eclectic architecture (medieval donjon, Gothic chapel, and 19th-century prison) as a historical and philosophical commentary on justice, power, and human nature, particularly in the context of Lublin's tragic 20th-century history.
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Review of the Glowfic continuity 'Planecrash,' focusing on 'Mad Investors Chaos and The Woman of Asmodeus,' analyzing its structure as a D&D game, Truman Show-esque conspiracy plot, integration of mathematical concepts like logical decision theory, and its central romance.
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Review of the institution of marriage, defending its benefits such as stability and companionship, emphasizing the importance of commitment, and critiquing modern skepticism towards it based on personal experience.
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Review comparing Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, examining their histories, techniques, effectiveness in combat, and suitability for both competitive sport and recreational practice.
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Review synthesizing Scott Alexander's essay 'Meditations on Moloch' with the lore of the video game series Destiny, comparing their explorations of competition, defection, the nature of existence, and potential responses to 'Molochian' forces.
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Review of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, celebrating its status as the world's largest model railway, highlighting its immense scale, meticulous detail, engineering complexity, and whimsical charm.
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Review of the Museum of Science, Boston, from a parent's perspective, highlighting experiences with specific exhibits like the hand-stamp machines and 'Survival of the Slowest,' and critiquing aspects of its educational design and accessibility.
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Review of a childhood television set, offering a nostalgic look at its physical characteristics, operation, the limited programming of the era, and its role in early media consumption and imagination.
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Review of the author's father's instant mashed potatoes, used as a metaphor to critique the proliferation of 'IMPish' (Instant Mashed Potato-like) substitutes in modern life that mimic but degrade authentic experiences across various domains.
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Review of the author's personal imagination, detailing the evolution of their private superhero world, key characters like Dark Scott, major story arcs, and reflections on the process of lifelong internal storytelling and creativity.
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Review of nicotine as a nootropic, examining its pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action via nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, potential cognitive benefits, and the risks associated with chronic use, addiction, and physiological side effects.
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Review of a trip to North Korea (DPRK), detailing interactions with tour guides, observations of daily life, official narratives versus perceived realities, and reflections on the nature of the state and its society.
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Review of the 1995 Games et al. paper on the PDAPP transgenic mouse model for Alzheimer's, critically analyzing its methodology and findings in the context of the amyloid cascade hypothesis and its long-term impact on dementia research.
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Review of the concept of 'good taste,' exploring its definition as perception, knowledge, or genuine preference, and critiquing the ways discussions about taste are often shaped by snobbery or anti-intellectualism.
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Review of attending a 'Red Means No' (RMN) orgy, detailing the pre-event community building, consent mechanisms, the experience of the party itself, and reflections on embodiment, self-discovery, and group dynamics.
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Review of participating in Phase I clinical pharmaceutical research as a healthy volunteer, detailing the screening process, participant demographics, and the systemic perverse incentives that discourage honesty and strict protocol adherence.
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Review of permaculture, highlighting its principles of ecosystem mimicry and regenerative agriculture, comparing its holistic, long-term thinking to rationality, and discussing its potential for addressing environmental challenges.
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Review of pregnancy from a British husband's perspective, detailing experiences across the three trimesters, including medical care in the UK, baby classes, cultural comparisons, and the emotional journey to childbirth.
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Review of pure mathematics, arguing its societal value lies in developing a universal problem-solving toolbox essential for major scientific and engineering breakthroughs, rather than solely in its aesthetic merit.
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Review of Nick Land's philosophical concept of 'Pythia'—a retrocausal, power-seeking, value-empty AI—exploring its implications for time, agency, and the challenges of AI alignment.
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Review of the process of repairing a difficult father/daughter relationship in adulthood, detailing past challenges, the resources and experiences that facilitated healing, and the resulting transformation of their bond through shared stories and understanding.
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Review of Rubbermaid products, celebrating their consistent functionality, durability, and value, using specific examples like ice trays and cleaning brushes to highlight their reliability in contrast to often disappointing consumer goods.
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Review of the institution of school, arguing its primary design is to maximize student motivation through age-graded classrooms and conformity, which, while inefficient for learning, is a durable solution for mass education. (D.K.)
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Review of K-12 US schools, critiquing their structure (e.g., age-grade fallacy, lack of choice), curriculum, and teaching methods as causing unnecessary suffering and failing to impart essential skills, and suggesting AI-driven reforms. (E.N.)
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Review of scientific peer review, critiquing its current inefficiencies and failures in filtering flawed research, and proposing an 'R-Squared' metric to incentivize higher quality and more timely reviews.
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Review of Sheldon Brown's 'Bicycle Technical Info' website, celebrating it as an invaluable and comprehensive resource for bicycle mechanics, maintenance, and the joy of self-sufficient cycling.
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Review of the psychological phenomenon of sign-tracking, arguing it's a maladaptive behavior that is stressful, pointless, deceptive, and contributes to issues like addiction, anxiety, and depression.
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Review of competitive university debating (British Parliamentary style), analyzing its current state regarding motion fairness, judging standards, the American circuit's global performance, and the impact of 'equity teams,' often by comparison to Li Shengwu's 2012 observations.
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Review of synanthropes (animals like rats and pigeons that thrive alongside humans), arguing for their respectability based on their adaptability, resilience, and their 'uselessness' which allows them to avoid exploitation, drawing on Daoist philosophy.
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Review of the Tenga Arte Drape, a new penis sex toy, focusing on its design, user experience, and cultural significance in addressing masturbation taboos.
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Review of Testosterone, particularly Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) and supraphysiological doses, exploring its benefits for quality of life, physical and mental enhancements, potential risks, and societal implications.
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Review of the Astral Codex Ten (ACX) Commentariat, analyzing its perceived decline in quality by comparing engagement, freedom of expression, politeness, and complexity of thought between the SSC and ACX eras.
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Review of the arguments presented in 'The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth,' examining the concept of limits to growth by analyzing negentropy as the ultimate finite resource within the constraints of known physics.
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Review of Martin Luther King Jr.'s sermon 'The Drum Major Instinct,' analyzing its exploration of the human desire for status and recognition and its redefinition of greatness through service and moral excellence.
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Review of Siddhartha Mukherjee's book 'The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer,' presented through a series of narrative vignettes exploring historical and personal experiences with cancer and its treatments.
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Review of Ted Nelson's Project Xanadu and its vision for a deeply interconnected hypertext internet, contrasting it with the development and perceived limitations of the World Wide Web.
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Review of the collective life's work of economists Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, focusing on their contributions to development economics, particularly through Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and their broader theoretical and empirical research.
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Review of Paul Graham's essay 'The Origins of Wokeness,' analyzing his explanation and supplementing it with further historical context on biological sex differences, humanism's evolution, and the blank slate ideology.
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Review of the podcast discussion 'The Metaethics of Joy, Suffering, and Artificial Intelligence' featuring Brian Tomasik and David Pearce, focusing on their metaethical debate regarding the objectivity of suffering-focused ethics and mind-meld thought experiments.
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Review of the challenges faced by men in modern society, particularly in the Bay Area dating scene, categorizing forms of 'lostness' and their impact on relationships, and proposing societal remedies.
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Review of Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, from the fictionalized first-person perspective of the ghost of catcher Hal W. Smith, focusing on a pivotal bad hop caused by a pebble and its lasting impact.
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Review of a firsthand experience in the Russo-Ukrainian War as a foreign volunteer, detailing the motivations for joining, observations of wartime Ukraine, experiences in the International Legion, and reflections on war and honor.
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Review of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, re-examining its famous idioms and teachings within their original 1st-century Judean historical and cultural context to reveal a subversive, non-violent message of challenging oppression. (J.K.)
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Review of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, analyzing its rhetorical structure and core teachings—Beatitudes, Kingdom of Heaven, fulfilling the Law, heavenly rewards, and judgment—from the perspective of its original audience. (F.)
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Review of the 'soul' of Jamie Q. Roberts, an aspiring anti-woke intellectual, exploring his motivations, views on gender, meritocracy, and wokeness, and the personal experiences shaping his intellectual journey.
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Review of the 'soul' of Karl Friston, comparing his free energy principle and active inference framework with Epicurean philosophy, highlighting shared principles of parsimony, pleasure-as-absence-of-pain, and the interplay of action and perception in minimizing disturbance.
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Review of the spreadsheet as a programming language, examining its history, ubiquity, strengths like accessibility and immediate feedback, and weaknesses such as silent errors and version control challenges.
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Review of the Synaptic Plasticity and Memory (SPM) hypothesis, critiquing its necessity and sufficiency for memory by presenting evidence for non-synaptic memory mechanisms and proposing the Cellular Processes and Memory (CPM) hypothesis.
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Review of The Virality Project, a COVID-19 anti-misinformation campaign, arguing its approach was flawed by miscategorizing vaccine hesitancy as misinformation and promoting strategies that undermined scientific discourse and trust.
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Review of the Watergate Affair, detailing the initial break-in, the Nixon administration's broader illicit activities, the ensuing investigations, and the scandal's impact on public trust and perceptions of the presidency.
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Review of 'The World As a Whole,' offering a critical perspective based on experiences in diverse countries, focusing on global inequality, cultural homogenization via digital media, and a pervasive sense of lostness.
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Review of the concept of time, contrasting linear and cyclical perspectives and arguing for a greater emphasis on cyclical understanding to foster long-term societal stability and maintenance.
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Review of Toki Pona, the minimalist constructed language, exploring its grammar, philosophy of simplicity, potential for cognitive therapy, and its community, presented in a dialogue format.
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Review of the first two years of parenthood from a father's perspective, covering the birth experience, the challenging aftermath, milestones, and reflections on love and personal growth.
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Review of the WEBTOON comic series 'unORDINARY,' analyzing its premise of a superpowered high school, its dystopian hierarchical society, character development, pacing, and themes of violence and social critique.
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Review of the US decennial census from a satirical biblical perspective, linking each enumeration since 1790 to a subsequent national disaster as divine punishment for the act of counting the population.
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Review of the author's 'failed social experiment' to converge the /vt/ (vtuber) 4chan community and the 'txt' (anonymous autobase) X/Twitter subculture, detailing the rise and fall of these online communities.
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Review of a disappointing visit to Mammoth Caves National Park, focusing on the experience of a mandatory large-group tour and contrasting it with other memorable moments from the same road trip.
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Review of various individual and team sports from a personal participation perspective, rating them based on enjoyment, fitness benefits, accessibility, and offering a philosophy on the value of sports.
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Review of Summer Camp For Sluts: Young Swingers Week at Hedonism II in Negril, Jamaica, detailing experiences at the adult lifestyle resort.
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Review of Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory with the Axiom of Choice (ZFC), examining its axioms, historical context in resolving paradoxes while preserving Cantorian ideas, its strengths, and criticisms regarding its power and limitations.
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