The Trinity is a difficult thing to discuss, especially for non-Trinitarian Christians like myself. It seems as though everyone doesn’t understand it: it is a mystery of God. But different people seem to not understand it in very different ways. Some believe it’s one of the most beautiful parts of Christianity while others think it is completely absurd. I hope to clear up a bit of that confusion here.| The Chaostician
Originally Written: August 2022.| The Chaostician
The comments on my submission to the Astral Codex Ten book review contest were highly productive. These are some other interesting comments that did not fit into the previous two categories.| The Chaostician
In the comments on my submission to the Astral Codex Ten book review contest, several people asked me about what I thought about several high-profile critics of fusion. This is a summary of my responses.| The Chaostician
In the comments on my submission to the Astral Codex Ten book review contest, several people asked me about what I thought about other fusion startups. This is a summary of my responses.| The Chaostician
This is my submission to the Astral Codex Ten book review contest, where it tied for third place. I have made a few edits as a result of the comments there, which I list in an Appendix.| The Chaostician
This is a submission to the Effective Altruism Criticism Contest. It was originally posted here.| The Chaostician
The Saudi government is planning on building a city in a straight line across the desert, called Neom. I have previously criticized it here. In a conversation here, a simple model for a one-dimensional city and a two-dimensional city was requested, so we can see how travel times compare. I have attempted to build these here. | The Chaostician
Until recently, I was completely unfamiliar with Les Misérables. Based on a very strong recommendation from a friend, I got the 60 hour long audiobook.[1]Translated by Julie Rose. Narrated by George Guidall. When I finally finished it, I watched the musical for the first time. The difference is stunning. My friend, who had done something similar, said that “he felt the rest of the audience that night was being cheated”. And it’s not a bad musical. It’s just completely different from ...| The Chaostician
J. R. R. Tolkien is the type specimen for good worldbuilding. He used his expertise in linguistics and medieval poetry to invent new languages, then built a world around those languages, then wrote stories in that world. I have always loved Tolkien and so he should have a place in my discussions of world building.| The Chaostician
