Outrageous Fortune

Your Claude History Could Get You Hired

The end of the painful job search

Apr 15

8

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3

March 2026

Are Markets for Art Criticism Efficient?

Part 2 of a series on subjectivity

Mar 11

6

2

1

February 2026

Some Book Reviews

Reading week came to a close recently here at the university.

Feb 26

6

3

Rich Gifts Wax Poor When Givers Prove Unkind

Hedonism is wrong or open borders is ineffective altruism

Feb 19

4

1

First Rays of the New Rising Sun

A short story

Feb 17

8

1

1

Is Polymarket Exploitative?

No, even if you should be careful betting on people

Feb 12

9

1

2

The Bucolic Green Pastures of Empiricism

My girlfriend tells me I should care more about current events. Here is another post that has nothing to do with the news. Sorry.

Feb 8

9

7

3

January 2026

Why We Can't Talk To Each Other

A diagnosis of politics

Jan 29

10

2

How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Median Consumer

I often hear people complaining about the market, or a specific company, in reference to some product that is in demand at the moment.

Jan 26

10

3

4

Train Bros Are Solving a Pessimization Problem

And a vision for the future

Jan 18

12

3

October 2025

One Sense of Autumn

Aging in the season of mellow fruitfulness

Oct 22, 2025

11

2

3

September 2025

One Battle After Another is Up-Wing Cinema

This is political commentary, not a holistic review of the movie.

Sep 28, 2025

10

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