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Matt Wilson

I am not a number, I am a free man! I like thinking about stuff and writing. I play games; I build games. I tell stories—usually about our human past or our present—often as a game.

Noted: Memetic Warfare

Noted: Memetic Warfare

Ukraine's official channels have proven very adept at crafting the narrative and occasionally indulging in more than a little bit of trolling: Things are only going to get worse for the occupiers. pic.twitter.com/yDIwtfZdqV — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 24, 2023

The Last Express (1997)

The Last Express (1997)

In which we revisit Jordan Mechner's 1997 masterpiece, a deeply immersive, real-time mystery that unfolds aboard the Orient Express on the eve of european catastrophe...

Noted: Ukraine Over The Surovkin Line

Noted: Ukraine Over The Surovkin Line

Confirmation from Russian video sources that there is a mechanized breach. We'd seen infantry action over the main belt, but not vehicles. Based on a recently uploaded video by russians, it's evident that Ukrainian forces successfully penetrated the Surovikin Line and disembarked infantry beyond it. Satellite imagery substantiates these developments,

Noted: A Historic First Tweet from the UAW President

Noted: A Historic First Tweet from the UAW President

I laughed, I did. Excellent work 😂 I just wanted to give a quick bargaining update pic.twitter.com/2uAj461Y6s — Shawn Fain (@ShawnFainUAW) September 19, 2023

On EVs, mineral problems, and industrial policy

On EVs, mineral problems, and industrial policy

In which a well-timed bit from the Washington Post interrupts a conversation I was already having about battery chemistry... and completely fails to mention the bigger picture!

Noted: Detroit Presses Ahead with LVT

Noted: Detroit Presses Ahead with LVT

Detroit's plan to replace regressive landlord-centric property taxes with an LVT that will spread the tax burden more fairly continues apace. You love to see Georgism on the move! Mayor Duggan Introduces Land Value Tax Plan to Cut Taxes for Homeowners, Hold Land Speculators Accountable and Spur Development Throughout Detroit

Noted: Xi Thought Comes to Blackrock

Noted: Xi Thought Comes to Blackrock

On the one hand, it is gross to make people study whatever cranked-out fever dreams your political leader comes up with, but on the other hand it's objectively funny to imagine western wall-street bankers having to devote hours a day to doing just that!