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Me, a Tree

#1. This is just to say, that I failed to explain the title, that was on the post about morals. Forgive me, I got sidetracked, but seemed to make sense, at the time. The reason why I wrote it, was … Continue reading

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I saw this on icanread today (click on image for link) – and I thought “I feel like that too!” For better or for worse. If you’ve read Invisible Monsters, you may come to the conclusion that Palahniuk thinks “for … Continue reading

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Book Fairy?

Do book fairies exist? I don’t mean like Tooth Fairies, more the opposite; the Book Fairy would bring books, rather than take teeth. Does bring books, actually, because I think I’ve got one. In recent times (concurrently with Neuromancer, actually) … Continue reading

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Turning

You’ve probably heard of the Turing Test. Interpretations vary, but basically an Artificial Intelligence fails the Turing Test if it fails to convince a real human that it is a thinking being. I’ve talked to a few AIs on the … Continue reading

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Have you heard of Erikson?

1. A while ago there was a trend among the books I was reading that all the main characters were turning 30. Either that, or they were in their late twenties and reflecting on life ahead slash being forced to … Continue reading

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Ikon #1

I don’t really want to compare myself to Marilyn Monroe (for so, so, many reasons), but must say that I like the sentiment expressed here: Also, it goes kinda well with the theme for next edition of argument, which is … Continue reading

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Clothing Issues

This is not about a Clothing Issue in the usual “What do I wear?” way. It is more about the aftermath of the trip to Beito on the weekend – the last discussion we had in the car on the … Continue reading

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Perfection

Everyone, go read the article Mark posted in the comment section of “Emotions”, written by Jennifer Sheridan. Many parts of it had me nodding along, many more parts had me frowning, some parts I wanted to comment on specifically, and … Continue reading

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Words, words, words…

The saying says “No man is an island”. In literal terms, I agree. (d’uh. We don’t have coconut palms growing on us.) Also, I understand the link to self-sufficiency and independence and individuality – in that sense the saying is … Continue reading

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Butting Out

Sorry to disappoint you, I didn’t go and buy another packet even when I wanted one. So the moment passed, I didn’t get addicted, and there will be no sequel where I experiment with Quitting. Basically, this is my conclusion: … Continue reading

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