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Patterico's Pontifications
Personal blog · patterico.compolitics
Patterico's Pontifications is a personal blog at patterico.com about politics. Since 2010, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “How to use time travel to improve your life.”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for older posts on putting things in perspective and on political topics such as IRS emails and cannabis health. One commenter says a 2006 perspective post had a lasting effect on them.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Topics include media bias, legal issues, and political discussion from a libertarian/conservative perspective.
Most-linked posts?
- How to use time travel to improve your life.3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2010-04-23
What Hacker News says?
As the father of a [teething] toddler [with a chest cold] and someone who has to travel with increasing frequency, I completely understand how Jeff felt last night. I'm not sure how he drew a connection between the awesomeness of family and the beautiful proton dance at the office, but if the point was to reemphasize the importance of perspective, it was a good read. This (posted on HN a few weeks ago), is quite a b…
Comment linking /2006/12/03/putting-things-in-perspective/
on “Life is Beautiful”Submitted How to use time travel to improve your life. as a story · 84 points
HN discussionWhy should consumption decrease when the substance is legalized? The only real explanation I can think of off the top of my head is if certain types of legalization are really inconvenient (highly regulated sales and coffeehouses, vs. the black market). Prohibition reduced alcohol consumption in the 20s: http://patterico.com/2014/07/28/yes-prohibition-worked-in-te... . (I am not asking this to support prohibition. I…
Comment linking /2014/07/28/yes-prohibition-worked-in-terms-of-reducing-alcohol-consumption/
on “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids”Submitted Attorney for Aaron Swartz: Prosecutors’ Arguments Were "Disingenuous" as a story · 15 points
HN discussion>I don't see conspiracy here. Lois Lerner pleaded the fifth couple of months back. She is accused of harassing tea party donors. Lois Lerner in 2011: Receiving a Thick Questionnaire from the IRS Is a "Behavior Changer" http://patterico.com/2013/07/10/lois-lerner-in-2011-receivin...
Comment linking /2013/07/10/lois-lerner-in-2011-receiving-a-thick-questionnaire-from-the-irs-is-a-behavior-changer/
on “IRS claims to have lost 2 years of Director's emails”As for the time travelling thing, I re-read this article once a year: http://patterico.com/2006/12/03/putting-things-in-perspectiv... It explains a way of putting things into perspective that really had an impact on me.
Comment linking /2006/12/03/putting-things-in-perspective/
on “Weird Habits That Will Change Your Life”
