Jim Rutt Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Jim Rutt

@IntuitMachine @arisbe__ Sounds more useful tan I CHing. GPT-4 sez: The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious text that is attributed to the philosopher Lao Tzu. It is one of the foundational texts of Taoism, a philosophical and religious tradition that emphasizes living in… https://t.co/72IgsrLqMT

Jim Rutt

Reading @BretEastonEllis new one The Shards. A pre-quell to Less Than Zero. Creepy and decadent and some damn fine writing.

Jim Rutt

So, I'm reading George Monbiot's new book Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet. Only part way in but he seems to be pointing at "we all must become vegans, or else". What do folks think of that claim? https://t.co/QdaOlrF6nS https://t.co/rFble3zBex

Jim Rutt

@IntuitMachine @arisbe__ Sounds more useful tan I CHing. GPT-4 sez: The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious text that is attributed to the philosopher Lao Tzu. It is one of the foundational texts of Taoism, a philosophical and religious tradition that emphasizes living in… https://t.co/72IgsrLqMT

Jim Rutt

@12WA_KPT “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.” ― H.L. Mencken, A Little Book In C Major

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Jim Rutt

Anybody know how to get a message to: Tor Nørretranders? The contact form on his website crashes when submitted. I'd love to have him on my podcast to talk about The User Illusion. @Norretranders

Jim Rutt

@speakerjohnash We can say NO to that. We can, if we want, expropriate wealth and bring it into the commons. I'm currently reading Ray Dalio's book Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail and despite being one of the world's richest guys, he… https://t.co/xiU7cxf7bN

Jim Rutt

@speakerjohnash @DerringerPax @InferenceActive Synchronicity! I've just started reading the book Active Inference: The Free Energy Principle in Mind, Brain, and Behavior based on a reference in Anil Seth's new book on the neuro-cognitive science of consciousness.

Jim Rutt

@IntuitMachine @arisbe__ Sounds more useful tan I CHing. GPT-4 sez: The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and religious text that is attributed to the philosopher Lao Tzu. It is one of the foundational texts of Taoism, a philosophical and religious tradition that emphasizes living in… https://t.co/72IgsrLqMT

Jim Rutt

@jackmurphylive let him start with Plutarch's Parallel Lives. Short highly readable minibios of many great historical figures. Just pregame him with the fact that the history can be a bit dodgy at times.