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"Thinkers aren't limited by what they know…they're limited by what puzzles them, because there's no way to become curious about something that doesn't puzzle you." —Daniel Quinn
back in '02 on IRC i said all Nelly's songs sound the same and was rightfully cooked by someone who countered that's only because he's so unique
Weber–Fechner law - Wikipedia
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November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
back in '02 on IRC i said all Nelly's songs sound the same and was rightfully cooked by someone who countered that's only because he's so unique
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Galton Boards Everywhere
Summing hidden branches beats textbook odds at explaining the world’s smoothness
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November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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GOAT travel form factor. fight me
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November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
GOAT travel form factor. fight me
wish we took age- and event-related brain remodeling seriously and these as clues to changing life strategies rather than just using it as arguments to increase the age of consent to 25
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
wish we took age- and event-related brain remodeling seriously and these as clues to changing life strategies rather than just using it as arguments to increase the age of consent to 25
my mom is oddly good at this as well. she can keep arranging even a tiny, formless space and fit in unlimited, mediocre decor without it looking bad
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
my mom is oddly good at this as well. she can keep arranging even a tiny, formless space and fit in unlimited, mediocre decor without it looking bad
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Happiness Window Drift
Aiming for more happiness than misery is meddling with a system above your pay grade
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November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Skullmates at Work
How many complete inner monologues could you host, and how would you know?
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November 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Instincts Over Map
How one shared world map lets ancient instincts drive feelings in the modern world
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November 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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I think I use more commas than em dashes on caffeine days because my sped-up brain perceives shorter pauses in my own writing
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I think I use more commas than em dashes on caffeine days because my sped-up brain perceives shorter pauses in my own writing
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One Map Hypothesis
How a single shared map keeps language physical, minds aligned, and dualism at bay
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November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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my first empathetic insight into the female gaze is watching LATMAN's zany idiocy and knowing i'd be enormously turned off if he tried to be serious or sincere
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
my first empathetic insight into the female gaze is watching LATMAN's zany idiocy and knowing i'd be enormously turned off if he tried to be serious or sincere
addendum: "status" is never terminal goal. it always disguises multiple embarrassing branching fantasies. i'll befriend Taylor Swift because she'd: tag me and i gain followers, never feel small, make my bullies seethe, take me on a private jet, increase my mate value, name-drop me in interviews
November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
addendum: "status" is never terminal goal. it always disguises multiple embarrassing branching fantasies. i'll befriend Taylor Swift because she'd: tag me and i gain followers, never feel small, make my bullies seethe, take me on a private jet, increase my mate value, name-drop me in interviews
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Character in Escrow
How scams reveal more about the character of victims than their perpetrators
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November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Spells Gone Wild
Your fear of superhuman persuasion may have started in a nightclub
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November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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good luck finding a video of this process. it must be so unromantic as to be an antimeme. benefits no one to exhibit diamond dentistry and tank their value with disgust
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
good luck finding a video of this process. it must be so unromantic as to be an antimeme. benefits no one to exhibit diamond dentistry and tank their value with disgust
if you can't fit in a tub and want maximum much warmth, it's oddly better to keep limbs submerged since they have more surface area per volume than torso
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
if you can't fit in a tub and want maximum much warmth, it's oddly better to keep limbs submerged since they have more surface area per volume than torso
somehow in a teleological battle on reddit over someone claiming their service dog needs training. without training, it's just a regular dog, regardless of what vest you buy on Amazon
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
somehow in a teleological battle on reddit over someone claiming their service dog needs training. without training, it's just a regular dog, regardless of what vest you buy on Amazon
the hustle reveals itself when wannabee autistics insist you are too. possess longer vectors of the traits i admire in myself? get in this bin with me to validate its existence
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
the hustle reveals itself when wannabee autistics insist you are too. possess longer vectors of the traits i admire in myself? get in this bin with me to validate its existence
The algorithm failed music
The algorithm failed music
True music discovery has suffered.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
the heuristic is a retrocausal "act around people now as if they were going to tell you tomorrow they tested positive for COVID"
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
the heuristic is a retrocausal "act around people now as if they were going to tell you tomorrow they tested positive for COVID"
"prepping" mentality motivates me to keep offline Wikipedia on all my devices. i suspect most DGX Spark purchases are powered more by this scarcity thinking than tinkering. if things go sideways, i'll have an artificial mind, the current most useful crisis companion
preppers must not really believe in capitalism, the system best at raising the price of scarce items until they are properly allocated
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"prepping" mentality motivates me to keep offline Wikipedia on all my devices. i suspect most DGX Spark purchases are powered more by this scarcity thinking than tinkering. if things go sideways, i'll have an artificial mind, the current most useful crisis companion
seems as abrupt as the pivot against thick, hazy IPAs and brewery culture
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
seems as abrupt as the pivot against thick, hazy IPAs and brewery culture