Monthly Archives: December 2014

OT10: We Thread Kings

This is the semimonthly open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. Also: 1. Drethelin has made a #slatestarcodex IRC channel on Freenode. If you use IRC, you already know what to do – if not, there’s … Continue reading

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Framing For Light Instead Of Heat

I. Ezra Klein uses my analysis of race and justice as a starting point to offer a thoughtful and intelligent discussion of what exactly it means to control for something in a study. I’m not really going to call it … Continue reading

Book Review: On The Road

I. On the Road is a terrible book about terrible people. Jack Kerouac and his terrible friends drive across the US about seven zillion times for no particular reason, getting in car accidents and stealing stuff and screwing women whom … Continue reading

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