Connecting Thoughts
David ShanePhysicist, Christian, and sometimes writer, shares his thoughts on many things, especially connecting one idea to another. Also follow @david_shane on X.
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Democracy, Trust, Money, and the value of Human Life
Some of these notes will be more relevant to people interested in bitcoin, but I’ll start with the more general stuff. I am presently in Las Vegas for Bitcoin 2026, hello.
Not every police use of force is an "injustice"
To start with a happy note, last Wednesday evening my cohort had our last “Citizens’ Police Academy” class in East Lansing. I found the whole class experience quite informative, and recommend it if your jurisdiction has such a class.
Reading ability, blank slatism, homelessness, and who our society works for
I commented a couple of weeks ago that I had concluded that practical illiteracy is actually much higher in the US population than is officially acknowledged. The comment was immediately prompted by the daughter and I having dinner at Chipo...
Two reflections after a police ride-along last night
I’ve been attending the “Citizens’ Police Academy” here in East Lansing, which is a three month class anyone connected to the city can take to learn about the police and policing. (About a third of the class is actually Michigan State Unive...
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