It was suggested by a Canadian that Canadians should wear the maple leaf to show our solidarity as what the Wallstreet Journal has called the dumbest trade war in history develops, so here.

Am I doing this right?

Got my 7th Covid vaccination. Planning to enjoy some of that sweet hybrid immunity after my July infection. 💉💉💉💉💉💉💉

The TTC stopped selling tokens some time ago (checking December 2019, although 3rd party sellers continued to sell them to March of 2023). I noticed they will finally stop accepting them on June 1st (I missed earlier announcements). I still have 6.🤔 ttc.ca/riding-the-ttc…

Philosopher Helen de Cruz offers us her illustration representation of some scenes from Margaret Cavendish's 1666 Blazing World along with a 10 minute summary of this exploration of other worlds. People should check it out. youtu.be/f4zi3PXVaqg?si…

✝️Tristan🌱Cole🇻🇦 florence 🦐🪻 Even on the most optimistic reading of how good our school marking and standardized tests are at assessing educational aptitude, I'm unconvinced the 3% of applicants accepted by Harvard are meaningfully more qualified than the 3% ranged 94%-97% of applicants denied.

My friend Donald Smith, retired book seller, polyglot and all around mensch has died. Here is a story that contains a remembrance of him from happier days. magazine.utoronto.ca/people/student…

I just voted in the Canadian federal election (Advanced poll), for maximum Canadian authenticity the polling place was an ice rink (currently deiced). Working at the poll April 28th. Advance polls continue until tomorrow (April 21st). A good time to make your voice heard.🗳️

I've started my Ride for Heart very late this year, but I hope to go a bigger distance. See my page: …tandstrokerideforheart.crowdchange.ca/page/allanolle…

florence is (was?) doing an interesting poll of responses to Newcomb's problem (decision theory) type problems. I'm interested in it. I'd say my response to some of them is just that they are impossible (state contradictory requirements), but some variations are interesting.

My review of some comic book issues I have read in the past year. 4ll4n0.livejournal.com/22023.html

This show's OP music is so catchy that combined with the choreography of the characters in it, I have to start dancing along with it every time I watch it. youtu.be/0XrTdI3l8o4?si…

I am planning to broadcast my thoughts on Newcomb's problem in a series of posts. Here is the introduction of my understanding of the problem and why I am talking about it now. linkedin.com/pulse/introduc…

Here is the 2nd instalment in my discussion of things related to Newcomb's problem in the philosophy of decision. I originally thought this installment would be shorter, it is probably a bit meandering hopefully it is still interesting. linkedin.com/pulse/blackmai…

Here is the third installment of my discussion of Newcomb's problem. Here I try and work through some of the implications of betting on Newcomb's problem and what we may learn from it. linkedin.com/pulse/somebody…

I was looking at a blog post with a list of citations of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and felt an urge to recalculate it a little. I posted the result over on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/allanolley…

Finally addressing the most pressing issue of our day, how to pronounce biopic. slate.com/culture/2025/1…

My friend Ari Gross is just finishing up a Kickstarter for the 2nd issue of his comic Wardens today (November 23rd). I did a review of his other continuing comics Upkeep's 2nd issue. 4ll4n0.livejournal.com/22312.html

I put down a 4th installment of my thoughts about Newcomb's Problem. linkedin.com/pulse/adding-s… Happy New Year, everyone!