D&D Economy Simulator
The Dungeons & Dragons Economy system is bad. The economy is made up and the prices don’t matter. Prices are information, they should incentivize player actions, allocate scarce ...
Hello, I’m Fred Kozlowski
I have way too many interests
Projects
Learning How To Make A Website
I read Scott H Young’s book Ultralearning a few weeks ago and I was inspired to run an ultralearning experiment on myself. Ultralearning is a technique for learning that is described...
Blog Posts
Book Reviews Q4 2023
The Black Company by Glen Cook I had read this book maybe 6, 7 years ago, so this was a reread. The book was better than I remember - a great subversion of the fantasy genre. The bo...
Marketing for the Skeptical Engineer
I was skeptical of marketing and looked down on people who used it. “If only people would choose products through rational criteria, marketers wouldn’t exist”. I’ve spent a bit of t...
Japan Pro Tips
I’m no expert, but I’ve visited Japan three times now for 2 weeks each time so I hope I can be helpful. Food If you want fast food, what you’re looking for is gyudon places. They s...
An Introduction To The Gut Microbiome, Part 1
Imagine if someone told you that lead is healthy. Leaded gasoline, lead paint, and lead pipes give us vital micronutrients. They tell you lead isn’t just healthy, but it’s actually n...
Krakow Pro Tips
I lived here for around 3 years, nice place. Good vibes! Food Bar mleczny “Pod Temidą” What Polish home food is sorta like. Probably the closest you’ll get to a home cooked meal. ...
Small Software Businesses
I have almost no experience in business but these are the resources that I’ve gathered over time for myself. Hopefully this is helpful to you. Please take this all with a grain of sa...
Link & Thought Dump February '23
Recent thought loops - zoning and local government (again), political power, and writing Follow up on my last links post point about sedentary life. Chairs are fucking dangerous My...
Blog Post Ideas
I have a lot of ideas for blog posts - so many that they’ve begun getting lost in my notes. I figured I’d put them up on here. I’ll be very happy if you steal these ideas, I likely w...
Link & Thought Dump September '22
Recent thought loops - posture, VR, health, agency I’ve been considering my remote work setup a lot recently. I think I’ve diverged somewhat from societal consensus on this, which i...
Do Whatever You Want
I went through college with almost nothing outside of class work to show for it. Two years later I have a system which I used to get a job in tech without a CS degree, and grow a 1 i...
Link & Thought Dump June '22
Recent thought loops - networking, education, imagination, mental healing If you’re looking for software project ideas I’ve decided to take tutoring more seriously - between Bloom’...
Link & Thought Dump March '22
I’ve been thinking a lot about the origins of psychosomatic pain. I’ve had minor brushes with it, just about enough to convince me to take it seriously. I understand that psychosomat...
Why Go To Art Museums?
I recently went to the Met, after not going to a museum since March. This was the longest time I’ve gone without going to a museum. I felt very strong good vibes during my visit and ...