Monthly Archives: March 2014

There’s not much more to that first note. I quit my job and I’m looking for a new one. I exhausted in ten months what I’d thought was an inexhaustible supply of superhuman patience. But the reason I quit is … Continue reading →

The increasing evidence in favor of this correspondence, along with the theoretical traits we’d expect from people whose psychology is dominated by the sub-brain containing the primary somatosensory cortex, tends to validate my theory that melons have reflexes comparable to … Continue reading →

Do I ever finish a part 2 for anything I write? I seem to remember having done so at least once, but nothing comes to mind. Note that the following quote uses different terminology, but there can be no mistaking … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mr. Armstrong, I have been nominated for the ‘Liebster Award’, which nomination I accept. I don’t like chain letters, but I’ve made an exception. Follow the above link for details and rules. 11 questions 1. Are you a … Continue reading →

Maybe I’m alone in this, but I think it would be cool to explore the dynamics of space combat by setting up a wargame according to real physical constraints and let the tactics emerge from the sum of the players’ … Continue reading →

It’s fairly simple. They are easy to control and they have no crises of conscience. Imagine you’re trying to find minions who will lie, steal, kill, declare wars, commit treason, and otherwise be nasty people without remorse, and who will … Continue reading →

By some flatus of causality or another, I’m simultaneously appreciative of simile and unappreciative of poetry. I happened to like this poem because it’s correct, precisely. Save for the last 2 and 4/27 lines, which I’d replace with the observation … Continue reading →

This speculation was inspired by an economic consideration. If currency as we know it is backed by energy sources, and human social dynamics (as formalized by Goethe and others) can be perceived as “human chemistry”, then couldn’t we theoretically create … Continue reading →

In response to the particular question: How can a person deliberately design an online and/or social environment to attract high-IQ thals? I’m going to narrow the audience a bit by defining high-IQ thals as those with both high-functioning frontal and … Continue reading →