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40 Concepts You Should Know

Saw this from Twitter. While the author does not approve of all the concepts, he does find them thought provoking, as do I.

The list of 40 topics with description:

  1. Abstraction
  2. Scope Neglect
  3. The Law of Very Large Numbers
  4. Benford’s Law
  5. Brandolini’s Law
  6. The Toxoplasma of Rage
  7. Network Effect
  8. Paradox of Abundance
  9. Parkinson’s Law
  10. Flow States
  11. The Curse of Knowledge
  12. Status Quo Bias
  13. Semmelweis Reflex
  14. Plank’s Principle
  15. Bias Against Null Results
  16. P-hacking
  17. Replication Crisis
  18. Luxury Beliefs
  19. Bulverism
  20. Scout Mindset
  21. Operation Mindfuck
  22. Hitchens’ Razor
  23. Decision Fatigue
  24. Cumulative Culture
  25. Chesterton’s Fence
  26. The Veil of Ignorance
  27. Tragedy of the Commons
  28. Purposeful Stupidity
  29. Mediocracy
  30. The Messiah Effect
  31. Futarchy
  32. Network States
  33. The Immortality Project
  34. Mimetic Desire
  35. Hedonic Treadmill
  36. Boltzmann Brain
  37. Simulation Hypothesis
  38. The Great Temptation
  39. Hypernovelty
  40. The Hinge of History

Could This Be Costco’s Organic Decaf Coffee Supplier?

There’s odd side effects during these COVID times. Costco seems to be a bit cagey about who is the supplier for their various suppliers for the Kirkland in-house brand. A closet industry has popped on on the internet tracking down various possible Kirkland suppliers. We’re decaf drinkers in this house and, like many other people, are avoiding going into stores during these crazy COVID times. That includes our Costco Organic Decaf Colombian whole bean coffee.

Yup. That’s the one!

Our last few orders have come from an unusual source. The first arrived from CW/PARIS Coffee, 1875 N Topping Ave, Kansas City, Missouri. The second came from GFE, 8800 NE Underground Drive, Kansas City, Missouri. With some names and some addresses, the Google was well enabled. Top on the list, Paris Brothers headquartered at 8800 NE Underground Drive, Kansas City, Missouri.

Seems legit

The 1875 N Topping Ave location is auspicious as it’s the location of a Parisi coffee shop

Thank you Google, best friend of cyber stalkers

And there you have it. Paris Brothers tick a number of boxes and seem like a good candidate

  • Coffee distributer who handles private-label sourcing
  • Whole bean coffee distribution in 2 pound (32 oz) bags
  • Both shipping locations line up with Paris Brothers associated businesses per the mighty Goog

Best Online Family Games For COVID Gaming

We’re a big board gaming household and games are part of what we do. It’s been frustrating to not gather together around the board and laugh together. Over time, we’ve built up some options that let us hop on a Zoom together and still get some of the competitive spirit back.

  • Board Games
  • Some Other Games
    • Among Us (iOS, Android, Windows)

Best COVID Parody Songs

I started watching these last year to help take the edge off of a worldwide pandemic. They bring a smile to my face and I’ve rewatched several. These are the ones that have held up best in our world. I’ll keep adding more as they come up…

Please let me out…
It’s freaky. But I can’t look away…
Still… can’t… look… away…
Rock the Hamilton!