George
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Commented on "It'll all be over by Christmas"
Haven't seen the word "Singularity" in this thread. Feels like it though. Covidian Singularity?...
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Commented on Test Case
I like the historical precedents for forfeiture of the offending object (I confess to getting my data from Wikipedia). In Ancient Rome they had noxal surrender ("in the case a delict was brought against a paterfamilias for a wrong committed...
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Commented on Constitutional crisis ahoy!
Dennis had it right ... DENNIS: I told you. We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week. ARTHUR: Yes. DENNIS: But all the decisions of that officer have...
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Commented on Competition Time!
Name: Snug Bug Rug Classification: Cloaking and escape device Cryptonym: WOOLY KAFKA Synthesis: Each unit is individually hand-knitted by operative AUNTY NORMA Mundane Cognate: Various, typically as fisherknit cardigan, sometimes as scarf or mittens Deployment: In time of personal crisis,...
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Commented on It could be worse
I think these technologies are here to stay. There must be a big problem of credibility, insofar as any arbitrary score can be awarded at the press of a button by whoever controls the system. Leaving that aside, in some...