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I'm Jack, and I'll be writing on here to share my thoughts about where I am or what I'm working on.

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Links


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The following are things I enjoy and think you will find interesting. Linking to these websites does not indicate my association or agreement with their contents and opinions.

music

blogs / newsletters

  • Language Log - A frequently-updated blog with posts by talented linguists and in-depth articles. The article on those chinese memes with many repeated characters helped me understand them.
  • Alice Maz particularly this writeup of minecraft server economics.
  • Lyn Alden: “equity research and investment strategies to give you the insight and data you need for managing your money through all market conditions”. She has a portfolio for her blog.
  • Bill Bishop’s Sinocism: worth the $15/mo if you’re into china

texts

chinese

  • Chinafile - An online magazine published by the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society. Has some quality content from experienced China scholars.

webcomics

podcasts

  • Indie Hackers Podcast (rss) - The indie version of the YC podcast. “Raw conversations with the founders behind profitable online businesses.”
  • Sinica Network Podcasts - Podcasts about China by people knowledgable about the country. Great interviews with powerful people. I particularly like the Business Brief.
  • The Joe Rogan Experience (rss) - A well produced talk show featuring a variety of guests. Topics have included sleep science, MMA, psychedelics, army rangers, and more. Episodes usually go for 2-3 hours and are published a few times a week. Errs on the side of masculinity and “anti-SJW” rightism.
  • YC Podcast - A podcast by the incubator Y Combinator. Features interesting interviews with talented people.
  • General Intellect Unit (rss) - “Podcast of the Cybernetic Marxists. Examining the intersection of Technology, (Left) Politics and Philosophy.” Obviously leftist and has good discussions by discussing texts on the show.
  • The China History Podcast - A fantastic host discusses chinese history. I highly recommend his episodes on Chinese Philosophy and the history of tea.
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms Podcast - John Zhu tells you a classic chinese story, the “Romance of the Three Kingdoms.” He’ll soon be doing a retelling of Water Margin, another classic. As the saying goes, ε°‘δΈθ―»ζ°΄ζ΅’οΌŒθ€δΈθ―»δΈ‰ε›½ – The young shouldn’t read Water Margin, the old shouldn’t read Three Kingdoms.

misc

  • okmij - A collection of text about functional programming. Mostly over my head.