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# Know Your Amphetamines
In the 1950s, a shady outfit called Obetrol Pharmaceuticals made a popular over-the-counter diet pill called Obetrol. If you're familiar with any of: the 1950s, shady pharma, or diet pills, your next question will be "did it contain amphetamines?" and the answer is yes, loads of them. Obetrol ... | Scott Alexander | 31845554 | Know Your Amphetamines | acx |
# Open Thread 157
This is the weekly visible open thread. Odd-numbered open threads will be **no-politics**, even-numbered threads will be politics-allowed. This one is odd-numbered, so be careful. Otherwise, post about anything else you want. Also:
**1.** Thanks to everyone who expressed concerns about aspects of th... | Scott Alexander | 31833110 | Open Thread 157 | acx |
# Logistics
**Substack**
First, thanks for following me to Substack.
I know some of you are skeptical. I was too at first, but Substack has gone above and beyond in allaying my concerns. They've let me test out a "no popup telling you to subscribe" feature. They've changed the comment section to be more like WordPre... | Scott Alexander | 31783158 | Logistics | acx |
# Still Alive
**I.**
*This was a triumph
I'm making a note here, huge success*
No, seriously, it was awful. I [deleted my blog](https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/06/22/nyt-is-threatening-my-safety-by-revealing-my-real-name-so-i-am-deleting-the-blog/) of 1,557 posts. I wanted to protect my privacy, but I ended up wit... | Scott Alexander | 31751211 | Still Alive | acx |
# You're Probably Wondering Why I've Called You Here Today
Welcome to Astral Codex Ten! Some of you are probably veterans of my old blog, Slate Star Codex. Others may be newbies wondering what this is all about.
I'm happy to finally be able to give a clear answer: this is a blog about ṛta.
Ṛta is a Sanskrit word, so... | Scott Alexander | 919248 | You're Probably Wondering Why I've Called You Here Today | acx |
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