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It’s Protein World, We Just Live In It

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Meredith L. Patterson

I didn’t have a lot to say about the election this year. To be perfectly level with you, this was largely because my friend Zooko precommitted to unfollowing anyone who was tweeting about it, and looking back from late November, I think he … Continue reading →

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Dude, Where’s My Privilege?

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Simon Penner

Sometimes it feels like the world has jumped the shark. It’s 2016, and the world outside my door is starting to get stranger than the world behind my screen. Most of this year, it’s been a constant low-grade background of absurdity, but occasionally … Continue reading →

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Of Monoliths And Mesh Networks

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Simon Penner

Look around you. Look around you. Look around you. Most websites don’t exist. When you type ‘google.com’ into Safari, you might think you’re visiting Google’s website server, but you would be wrong. “Google’s website server” is not a thing. Google, … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Inclusivity

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Simon Penner

Today a friend of mine brought this article to my attention. It was also shared on Twitter, and you know how those things go. The article is pretty standard stuff; I swear they could generate these things with Markov chains.

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Sever Yourself From The Khala

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Simon Penner

There are demons in the Khala. Some demons are ones you might recognize. The biggest one acts with curious coordination, as a hundred million unrelated voices cry in unison “I’m With Her“. Some demons are smaller. Weaker. Minor demons. And yet, their status … Continue reading →

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[NT-3311] RCE in Christianity v1.0

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Simon Penner

You would have hated me as a child. I was raised in a very religious household. But I was also born with The Knack. Religion, and Christianity in particular, doesn’t much care for sperglords. They tend to ask all sorts … Continue reading →

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Social Gentrification

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Simon Penner

Earlier this week a friend of mine was talking about nerd culture, and was surprised when I mentioned that I don’t like it. I avoid nerd culture and, despite being the exact target demographic, find it uncomfortable and unwelcoming. My … Continue reading →

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Too Late for the Pebbles to Vote, Part 3

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Meredith L. Patterson

When we left off, we had examined the problem of self-organized criticality in social graphs, and were about to tackle the question of whether any more successful individual strategies exist. But before we dive into that, let’s talk about timing. And … Continue reading →

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Too Late for the Pebbles to Vote, Part 2

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Meredith L. Patterson

Previously, we discussed how sociopaths embed themselves into formerly healthy systems. Now let’s talk about what happens when those systems undergo self-organized criticality. Consider a pile of sand. Trickle more sand onto it from above, and eventually it will undergo a … Continue reading →

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Too Late for the Pebbles to Vote, Part 1

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Meredith L. Patterson

There’s a pattern most observers of human interaction have noticed, common enough to have earned its own aphorism: “nice guys finish last.” Or, refactored, “bad actors are unusually good at winning.” The phenomenon shows up in business, in politics, in … Continue reading →

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