Ishmaeli

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by Ishmaeli 5y ago
That was my reasoning as well. Whenever there was the option to kill the passengers, that's what I chose. The car's occupants are the ones introducing the risk of death to the scenario to begin with. There is no dilemma without
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by Ishmaeli 5y ago
I would suddenly feel a lot better about things if this explained the resurgence of stuff like Flat Earth theory. Sadly, I don't think that's the case.
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by Ishmaeli 5y ago
Wow, your stuff looks amazing and I can't believe I've never heard of you. I can't wait to dive in. I came of age in the Infocom era. Do you know any of those guys? (Brian Moriarty, Steve Meretzky...)
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by Ishmaeli 5y ago
I bought a Kindle in 2012 but I think I'm finally done with it. I don't have any problem with the device or the format, I'm just tired of all the typos in ebooks. Yes, printed books have the occasional typo, but they seem mu
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by Ishmaeli 5y ago
Ugh. I have enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell's writing in the past, but this smacks of the Tucker Carlson defense.
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by Ishmaeli 5y ago
It reminds me of all the new ways Wall Street has found to squeeze every last dime out of American life. Such as: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/03/15/what-happens-w...
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by Ishmaeli 5y ago
"[...]ratings indicate that the American public prefer hillbillies, cowboys, and spies." This kind of correlation has always seemed specious to me. It's the streetlight effect—it's hard to quantify why a show is popular
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by Ishmaeli 6y ago
Looks like correlation, not causation. Our precocious angels have been transforming into sullen monsters at the onset of adolescence since the beginning of time. Do we really think they would have stayed precocious angels forever, if only
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by Ishmaeli 6y ago
I absolutely agree that for most people it is a hobby. Unlike some other hobbies, though, this one comes with an ideological bent that can be dangerous for impressionable people. No one is going to liquidate their 401k to get new golf club
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by Ishmaeli 6y ago
I loved the knots book. It turned me on to Clifford Ashley, and also got me questioning the gospel according to Boy Scouts. BSA taught me that the square knot was some kind of lifesaver, and here Klutz was telling me it was the worst knot
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by Ishmaeli 6y ago
Mini Metro: https://dinopoloclub.com/games/mini-metro/
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by Ishmaeli 7y ago
I only go to Fry's for geeky gifts. My local store seems to always carry a full selection of "As Seen On TV" merch, for instance. And they have a lot of video game themed plushies and other toys. But I haven't bought c
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by Ishmaeli 7y ago
RPN FTW.
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by Ishmaeli 7y ago
Most won't even know what's wrong with their lives because they've never seen anything else. I feel like that's something every older generation says about the younger generations. Why should the younger generations car