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Does God Always Get What He Wants?
A question someone posed on Facebook today that has kind of stuck with me. The way they posed it, however, was as though it were some sort of irresolvable cosmic paradox, or perhaps a christian version of Zen philosophy’s Koan - but it … Continue reading
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Links from Avatar of the Book event
I’m at the Avatar of the Book event in Sydney today, and a couple of interesting talks with some great examples that I just wanted to link to, mostly so I don’t forget. Grouped according to the speaker who mentioned … Continue reading
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Quentin Meillassoux’s ‘Spectral Dilemma’
The following incredible quote is from Quentin Meillassoux’s ‘Spectral Dilemma’, which is available online here, as part of Collapse vol.IV. Is it possible, after a twentieth century whose history was dominated by odious deaths, to live a non-morbid relation with … Continue reading
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“Your politics are boring as fuck”
‘Your politics are boring as fuck‘ by Nadia C.: The truth is, your politics are boring to them because they really are irrelevant. They know that your antiquated styles of protest—your marches, hand held signs, and gatherings—are now powerless to … Continue reading
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Diablo 3′s missed opportunity
You know how the story of Diablo 3 just doesn’t make any sense? And you know how Deckard Cain is kind of like the unofficial “hero” of the story, even though he gets killed off in the first act (OOPS … Continue reading
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When a glitch inspires culture
This story of Microsoft Office programs’ mangling the ‘smiley face’ emoticon in emails is excellent. For some reason related to the horrible Wingdings font (yet another crime) Office programs often end up replacing smileys with a ‘J’: I recall a story … Continue reading
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If at all possible, avoid falling in love with an artist
Possible. Maybe.
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Data scrobbling and identity/mystery
Back in about 08 or 09 I joined Last.fm and at the time music scrobbling very much appealed to me. The idea that an algorithm could take my data, crunch it, then tell me something about myself that I couldn’t … Continue reading
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If I think with my body
…and my body is damaged, bruised, broken, in agony, etc, etc – what does that do to my thinking? Physical torture becomes mind control, and ‘brainwashing’ becomes much more understandable. Less serious injuries can even have serious effects on thinking … Continue reading
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