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Jeremy Cherfas

The stories of Daniel Dennett

Interesting take on the roots of Dan Dennett’s ideas, which did indeed clarify some of them for me.

Jeremy Cherfas

Under Robin Sloan's reading, I fail to see any distinction between cults and tribes.

Jeremy Cherfas

2024-12-19

rabbit_quest #geohashing 20241219-W-AY68OD

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Composite image. On the left a map showing the location of the quest and my position. On the right, a mocha-brown house with white trim around the windows and other decoraticve elements. There is a motor scooter parked on the pavement outside the house and evergreen trees to either side of the building.

* On foot
* 41.876189, 12.460472
* 19 December 2024
* 425.37 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap 

I wanted to bag this rabbit because the house in the photo was derelict for years and falling apart because, we were told, the siblings who inherited it couldn't agree what to do with it. No idea how that was resolved, but it looks great now.

Jeremy Cherfas

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Jeremy Cherfas

Jeremy Cherfas

Back when I started podcasting, in 2013, it seemed sensible to include a page telling people that they could subscribe, and how. Is that still needed today? Does “wherever you get your podcasts” really cover it, or should I add links for all the apps and services?

Jeremy Cherfas

Jeremy Cherfas

Currently reading: The Amateur: The pleasures of doing what you love by Andy Merrifield, ISBN: 9781786631060



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Jeremy Cherfas

Maybe: It all depends on dinner.

Jeremy Cherfas

Substack vs. Indie – The Homebound Symphony

I can easily see why people would choose Substack in preference to what I do here — and indeed, if I had to make my living solely from writing I would almost certainly be using Substack myself. (Also, I would almost certainly be living below the poverty line.) But every Substack user needs to realize that (a) Substack writers are not truly independent, (b) Substack will almost certainly undergo enshittification, and, therefore, (c) anyone using the platform needs an unenshittifiable backup. 

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