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Fil Salustri
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Fil Salustri

Fil Salustri

I’m old, and that’s just fine

I’m almost 63 years old. I tell people that makes me old.

Jul 21
I’m old, and that’s just fine
I’m old, and that’s just fine
Jul 21
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Fil Salustri

Impudent thoughts on instinct, purpose, and successful societies

What does it feel like to be controlled by your genes? Let’s find out.

May 11
People standing in a field holding hands, forming a double helix. (Generated with pixlr by the author.)
People standing in a field holding hands, forming a double helix. (Generated with pixlr by the author.)
May 11
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I wouldn't even go as high as $1B.

I also think we need to cap annual income, and limit the highest salary within a company to some reasonable multiple of the lowest salary…

Apr 23
Apr 23
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I prefer the knowledge that the most important parts of education are embodied in who I now am.

I do not carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. The value of a college education is not the learning of…

Apr 13
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This is the single biggest argument in your favour.

In the broader sense, though, I have to award the debate on points to Colby. I did a quick check of the lit on google scholar, and it seems…

Dec 28, 2023
Dec 28, 2023
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It's even more complicated than that, because a significant number of the stakeholders, from…

A single system that must accommodate both those who genuinely try to do good and the other ones will inevitably be bloated and kafkaesque.

Dec 26, 2023
Dec 26, 2023
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Fil Salustri

Oddly, I cannot find this quote - neither on Google nor on Google Scholar.

None of the research I checked is attributed to Harvard. The most recent popular work seems to come from University College London.

Dec 17, 2023
Dec 17, 2023
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Fil Salustri

While the point of your article makes sense - i.e.,

The first prereq helps ensure the session stays on task. The second prereq facilitates the kind of synergy that often leads to inspired…

Dec 7, 2023
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Fil Salustri

I agree with you, but I would ask you to consider the "grey boundary" between the various cases.

For instance, Frank Parker's comment about a reader being offended by his use of "bitch" to refer to a female dog. Well, that's very…

Sep 24, 2023
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Sep 24, 2023
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Fil Salustri

That's some grade A1 lateral thinking! I love the idea.

Sep 9, 2023
Sep 9, 2023
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Fil Salustri

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Engineer, designer, professor, humanist.

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