The Conventional Career “Wisdom” Isn’t So Wise
If you don’t share this view of success—if, for instance, you think of success in terms of satisfaction or happiness—you might not agree that the person they’re talking about “failed” at all. If they’re making less money than they did ...Qualitative Strategies of Friendliness
It is a general point about failures in bad FAI strategies, that quite a few of them don't show up while the AI is in the infrahuman regime, and only show up once the strategy has gotten into the transhuman regime where it is too late ... Theory: What is it good for?
I don’t feel that way myself. My objection to GNS isn’t that it’s theory, or even necessarily that it’s bad theory, but that I don’t understand its theoretical content. I’m perfectly happy to think about theoretical questions, ... What I bought - 27 August 2008
I don’t mind the highly stylized elongated limbs that Foreman gives the characters - comics shouldn’t necessarily be “realistic,” after all, and this is definitely not that - but I do want to be able to understand what’s going on, ... Church Reform When You're Not (Necessarily) the Pastor, #10 by ...
I can understand the appeal of that argument, but at the end of the day I don't think it holds up. That's for a few reasons, the easiest and best of which is simply Paul's use of the word "majority." He was quite happy for the ... ‘When in doubt, quote Ballard’: An Interview with Iain Sinclair
No, I don’t think so, other than if someone can brand it and promote it, which they are doing. Once these little pocket books appear with an easy readers’ guide which can take you back to Ballard or de Quincey or Debord or wherever you ... Warning: Noa's Thinking Too Much D8
I don't necessarily have an objection to marriage itself, because there is financial gain to be had if the partners can truly 'make it work'. If you are married, I have nothing against you, and I have no reason to doubt that you are in ... Catholic Schools Denying Girls the Right to Choose...
And don't even think about spouting that nonsensical term that men say when they're delighted that their partner's pregnant - "we're pregnant". Yeah, right. Unfortunately, the article's writer does not dwell on this. ... Manufacturer Ordered To Provide Experimental Drug
As a matter of medical practice and more than that, simple human compassion, we don’t think it’sa good idea to inhibit such communication between desperate, terminally ill people, and companies that might just be in a position to help. ... Dungeon fantasy
But I don’t think dungeon fantasy is easily adapted to this type of emphasis. So rules system optimized for dungeon fantasy are likely to emphasize aspect of play that aren’t my main focus. Bill Stoddard.
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