Monthly Archives: Dec 2020

Another pro-lockdown argument

Posted on Dec 21, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Or, at least an argument for trying to restrict the spread of a highly contagious virus like SARS-CoV-2, is to avoid exactly what is playing out in the UK at the moment. Evolution means that more contagious and more dangerous … Continue reading →

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After Life

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I wrote almost a year ago that After Life was great but I couldn’t keep going. Well, now I will say that it’s great. Ricky Gervais is a gifted writer, a comedian at heart but with a message to the … Continue reading →

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Signalling is dishonest

Posted on Dec 19, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

When Apple, Microsoft and a host of other companies this summer announced that they would rename a number of coding terms, as they were considered “oppressive metaphors“, I actually got angry. Firstly, the renaming is based on a false premise, … Continue reading →

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Modern Lysenkoism

Posted on Dec 18, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Less than 2 years after I wrote about Lysenkoism, I think I am finally understanding the appeal. In short, Lysenko rose through the ranks of Soviet scientist with solid anti-scientific principles, by playing the political game tyrannies are so full … Continue reading →

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Malaria

Posted on Dec 17, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

According to this report from WHO, the number of malaria deaths fell to the lowest level ever recorded in 2019. The mortality rate has dropped by almost 60% since 2000; from 24.7 to 10.1 per 100.000 people. That is great … Continue reading →

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TENƎ⊥

Posted on Dec 16, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Tenet was the movie I almost went to the cinemas to watch – but COVID-19 kept me home. I think Christopher Nolan is perhaps the best film director at the moment, and I know that I have said that many … Continue reading →

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The plan of Team Trump

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

Donald Trump desperately needed to win the presidential election, as whatever fraud that has occurred for the past decade is bound to be uncovered soon. He has relied upon gaslighting, lies and straight up threats to accomplish this and so … Continue reading →

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Am I smarter than Amazon?

Posted on Dec 14, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

This is a really good question from Paul Graham: If your “high end” online store sets off some Javascript effect every time the user touches something, it might be worth asking why Amazon.com doesn’t do this. Is it because Bezos … Continue reading →

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Nature vs. Nurture

Posted on Dec 13, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

The weight of adopted children does not correlate with the weight of their adoptive parents […] their similarity in weight to their birth mother is the same as it is for children who are reared by their birth mother — … Continue reading →

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Cryptocurrency will not be the death of credit cards

Posted on Dec 12, 2020 by Henning Michael Møller Just

I think that credit cards will someday soon suddenly become irrelevant, and, yes, cryptocurrencies will in some form or another take over. But it will not be because of any inherent advantage in cryptocurrencies, it will be because credit card … Continue reading →

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