I never thought that Jason sought
For any Golden Fleece
But then I am a rural man
With thoughts that make for Peace
~ Emily
For any Golden Fleece
But then I am a rural man
With thoughts that make for Peace
~ Emily
December 5, 2023 at 4:21 PM
I never thought that Jason sought
For any Golden Fleece
But then I am a rural man
With thoughts that make for Peace
~ Emily
For any Golden Fleece
But then I am a rural man
With thoughts that make for Peace
~ Emily
Caesar refused to take precautions against assassination, because life was not worth having at the price of an ignoble solicitude for it.
December 1, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Caesar refused to take precautions against assassination, because life was not worth having at the price of an ignoble solicitude for it.
Time resembles a hot object whose temperature cannot be reduced but can be endured for longer and longer periods by shifting it from one hand to the other.
~ Jünger, in Paris
~ Jünger, in Paris
November 23, 2023 at 10:07 AM
Time resembles a hot object whose temperature cannot be reduced but can be endured for longer and longer periods by shifting it from one hand to the other.
~ Jünger, in Paris
~ Jünger, in Paris
Went upon uk public transport without headphones for the first time and heard something existentially horrifying-- two different people muttering along to the cops' little hypnotape: "see it, say it, sorted".
November 4, 2023 at 5:25 PM
Went upon uk public transport without headphones for the first time and heard something existentially horrifying-- two different people muttering along to the cops' little hypnotape: "see it, say it, sorted".
"Steel axes are 3-6 times more efficient than stone axes, but their use by Stone Age peoples led to a destruction of the environment & profound negative effects on socioeconomic organization, including the disruption of intertribal trade relations and breakdown of status systems."
Lost homeostasis.
Lost homeostasis.
October 30, 2023 at 8:20 PM
"Steel axes are 3-6 times more efficient than stone axes, but their use by Stone Age peoples led to a destruction of the environment & profound negative effects on socioeconomic organization, including the disruption of intertribal trade relations and breakdown of status systems."
Lost homeostasis.
Lost homeostasis.
When the socioevolutionary temperature rises, the big egregores go the way of the dinosaurs. Bats birds and flying insects will always make it through.
A big egregore needs to carve itself a deep niche in times like these.
A big egregore needs to carve itself a deep niche in times like these.
October 29, 2023 at 10:54 PM
When the socioevolutionary temperature rises, the big egregores go the way of the dinosaurs. Bats birds and flying insects will always make it through.
A big egregore needs to carve itself a deep niche in times like these.
A big egregore needs to carve itself a deep niche in times like these.
"In this book we propose a very different view in which the genes prescribe a set of biological processes, which we call epigenetic rules, that direct the assembly of the mind."
Oh shit I think I'm in for another wild ride
Oh shit I think I'm in for another wild ride
October 28, 2023 at 6:32 PM
"In this book we propose a very different view in which the genes prescribe a set of biological processes, which we call epigenetic rules, that direct the assembly of the mind."
Oh shit I think I'm in for another wild ride
Oh shit I think I'm in for another wild ride
Next time you look into someone's eyes remember there is a primate in there and it is trapped inside Searles Chinese room and it can neither escape, nor communicate its predicament.
October 28, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Next time you look into someone's eyes remember there is a primate in there and it is trapped inside Searles Chinese room and it can neither escape, nor communicate its predicament.
Pandaemonium: The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers 1660-1886
PART THREE
1791–1850
Revolution
Aw hell yeah here we go
PART THREE
1791–1850
Revolution
Aw hell yeah here we go
October 28, 2023 at 5:35 AM
Pandaemonium: The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers 1660-1886
PART THREE
1791–1850
Revolution
Aw hell yeah here we go
PART THREE
1791–1850
Revolution
Aw hell yeah here we go
everyone poasting is contributing to the increase in socioevolutionary temperature, which *will* result in rapid continuous memetic evolution until the temp. goes down again, no matter what chatgpt or sydney get up to
tired of immanentizing the eschaton? turn back to tv, its safer
tired of immanentizing the eschaton? turn back to tv, its safer
October 27, 2023 at 2:41 PM
everyone poasting is contributing to the increase in socioevolutionary temperature, which *will* result in rapid continuous memetic evolution until the temp. goes down again, no matter what chatgpt or sydney get up to
tired of immanentizing the eschaton? turn back to tv, its safer
tired of immanentizing the eschaton? turn back to tv, its safer
Ultralight ideology means Marie Kondoing your memeplex before every new book. Do I love this? Is this me?
October 27, 2023 at 2:32 PM
Ultralight ideology means Marie Kondoing your memeplex before every new book. Do I love this? Is this me?
There has never been more alpha in books, I am shook again and again this year in my reading. Load up that alexandriapunk exocortex I dare you.
October 27, 2023 at 2:23 PM
There has never been more alpha in books, I am shook again and again this year in my reading. Load up that alexandriapunk exocortex I dare you.
Quick PSA: the tree of life has no root.
What this implies for the tree of meaning is left as an exercise for the reader.
What this implies for the tree of meaning is left as an exercise for the reader.
October 27, 2023 at 8:58 AM
Quick PSA: the tree of life has no root.
What this implies for the tree of meaning is left as an exercise for the reader.
What this implies for the tree of meaning is left as an exercise for the reader.
Rting to remind myself to clone this
Alright so what am I doing, I built a little python tool that displays each word in a txt file sequentially with a configurable speed. It has two main features aside from speed, namely holding the first half of the word as per bionic reading guidelines and rotated through four colors of text. 8wps
October 26, 2023 at 9:55 AM
Rting to remind myself to clone this
And people say human cultures don't try to maximize inclusive genetic fitness
October 25, 2023 at 9:37 AM
And people say human cultures don't try to maximize inclusive genetic fitness
Nightshade implies the memeplex is already under targeted semantic attack.
October 25, 2023 at 7:23 AM
Nightshade implies the memeplex is already under targeted semantic attack.
"Early charters conveying land were not even dated . the most profound reason was probably that 'dating required the scribe to express an opinion about his place in time' . choose a point of reference. What point? . by reference to th creation of the world? . the Crucifixion? . the birth of Christ?"
October 24, 2023 at 9:11 PM
"Early charters conveying land were not even dated . the most profound reason was probably that 'dating required the scribe to express an opinion about his place in time' . choose a point of reference. What point? . by reference to th creation of the world? . the Crucifixion? . the birth of Christ?"
Out-of-distribution meme in this pub slogan: "Whoever you support, you'll have their blood in your veins". Weird rhythm. Strange memeplex, on apprehension like a warning and a benediction. Maybe this would be a religious bar, in different times? Football overtones, but darkly subversive.
October 24, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Out-of-distribution meme in this pub slogan: "Whoever you support, you'll have their blood in your veins". Weird rhythm. Strange memeplex, on apprehension like a warning and a benediction. Maybe this would be a religious bar, in different times? Football overtones, but darkly subversive.
If I don't believe in quantum immortality, can I nevertheless suffer from quantum insomnia?
(Your consciousness will always find itself in the universe in which, despite your best efforts, you are still awake, because you cannot experience falling asleep.)
(Your consciousness will always find itself in the universe in which, despite your best efforts, you are still awake, because you cannot experience falling asleep.)
October 19, 2023 at 11:59 PM
If I don't believe in quantum immortality, can I nevertheless suffer from quantum insomnia?
(Your consciousness will always find itself in the universe in which, despite your best efforts, you are still awake, because you cannot experience falling asleep.)
(Your consciousness will always find itself in the universe in which, despite your best efforts, you are still awake, because you cannot experience falling asleep.)
Sing to me oh Muse in Discord,
Where our thoughts flow fleetly and sweetly.
Where our thoughts flow fleetly and sweetly.
October 19, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Sing to me oh Muse in Discord,
Where our thoughts flow fleetly and sweetly.
Where our thoughts flow fleetly and sweetly.
egregore choices (deontology/virtue) are like regular choices except you are using the compute of all the other humans in your cultural lineage in parallel to gather more evidence about what is best to do
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong ofc)
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong ofc)
October 17, 2023 at 9:32 AM
egregore choices (deontology/virtue) are like regular choices except you are using the compute of all the other humans in your cultural lineage in parallel to gather more evidence about what is best to do
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong ofc)
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong ofc)
instincts are like regular choices except you are using the compute of ancestors through many generations to make the decision faster
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong about what to do ofc)
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong about what to do ofc)
October 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM
instincts are like regular choices except you are using the compute of ancestors through many generations to make the decision faster
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong about what to do ofc)
(your ancestors may be dumb and wrong about what to do ofc)
are deontological theories of ethics just five egregores in a trenchoat?
October 17, 2023 at 9:29 AM
are deontological theories of ethics just five egregores in a trenchoat?
"For I pray God for the introduction of new creatures into this island.
For I pray God for the ostriches of Salisbury Plain.
For Charity is cold in the multitude of possessions, & the rich are covetous of their crumbs."
~ C.Smart 18c. transhumanist, on the new creatures of technology.
For I pray God for the ostriches of Salisbury Plain.
For Charity is cold in the multitude of possessions, & the rich are covetous of their crumbs."
~ C.Smart 18c. transhumanist, on the new creatures of technology.
October 13, 2023 at 6:09 PM
"For I pray God for the introduction of new creatures into this island.
For I pray God for the ostriches of Salisbury Plain.
For Charity is cold in the multitude of possessions, & the rich are covetous of their crumbs."
~ C.Smart 18c. transhumanist, on the new creatures of technology.
For I pray God for the ostriches of Salisbury Plain.
For Charity is cold in the multitude of possessions, & the rich are covetous of their crumbs."
~ C.Smart 18c. transhumanist, on the new creatures of technology.