Maximum Effort, Minimum Reward

Is James Islington Messing With Us?

In which I translate the character names in The Will of the Many and become increasingly incredulous towards the author

Oct 8, 2025 • Dylan Black

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September 2025

This Post is Average

In which I defend Bentham’s Bulldog from his critics. Sort of. Also, Pascal’s wager and people being mean (hehehe) on the internet.

Sep 28, 2025 • Dylan Black

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June 2025

Highlights from the Comments on "A Measured Response"

For those who haven’t seen, this is a follow-up to my recent article (below).

Jun 2, 2025 • Dylan Black

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May 2025

A Measured Response to Bentham’s Bulldog

On Fine-Tuning, Bayesian Theism, and a Humble Request for a Well-Defined Sigma Algebra.

May 30, 2025 • Dylan Black

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April 2025

Tripping over Chesterton's Fence

Tradition is definitely smarter than I am

Apr 23, 2025 • Dylan Black

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January 2025

Destroying the World is a Difficult Problem

Or, Why AI Notkilleveryoneism is Filled with Theorists

Jan 23, 2025 • Dylan Black

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December 2024

The Fall of Democracy is a Markov Process

Did you know that the Ancient Greek word "anacyclosis" translates to "Markov-chain Monte-Carlo"?

Dec 19, 2024 • Dylan Black

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October 2024

AI-Generated Podcasts with NotebookLM

Maximum Effort, Minimum Reward now has a podcast! I mean, I didn't do any work, but Google did! Hear AI make a podcast explaining an article about AI…

Oct 5, 2024 • Dylan Black

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August 2024

The Bookmarks Bin, August 2024

The second collection of interesting links I've come across

Aug 24, 2024 • Dylan Black

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The Chronicles of Gerald Caligula

Chapter One: Bellum Contra Neptunum

Aug 3, 2024 • Dylan Black

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May 2024

In Defense of Useless Hobbies

Why do I waste my time learning useless skills and practicing useless crafts?

May 16, 2024 • Dylan Black

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April 2024

Daenerys Targaryen, Humanitarian

So she burned half a city. The other half's still standing, isn't it?

Apr 27, 2024 • Dylan Black

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