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- Non-magical Final Fantasies: FF7 and FF8 contrasted
Neither game has good world-building by today’s standards, and perhaps not even by those of the 1990s. I will argue, however, that with respect to magic, the world-building …
- The rules of Go for mathematicians
A lot of people in the West are first exposed to Go with the Japanese ruleset. However, it’s a bit of a mess, with several patches, and worse, some books seem to try to hide …
- You can self-experiment too, actually
You are having trouble with something in your life like falling asleep, or focusing, or whatever, and you decide to take some supplement or drug. The problem that you will often …
- Some Thoughts on Commitment
Commitment is difficult, among other things, because you will be re-evaluating when you have to perform the pre-committed actions. This is especially true of commitments you make …
- We own you
I want to start off my blog with some criticism. The topic today is a day in the life of the modern man. It’s written from the POV of “the system”, whatever that …