Monthly Archives: January 2003

orcses is peoples too, preciouss

Posted on Thursday, 2003 January 02 by Anton

Better late than never– Garrett Moritz responds (June 19) to Elvish propaganda: Elves want to save the world because it is a world that benefits them, and they’ve constructed a useful typology of good and evil which serves their ends. … Continue reading →

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women’s mysteries

Posted on Thursday, 2003 January 02 by Anton

Every issue of Cosmo seems to have an article about “what he secretly yearns for you to do to him in bed but won’t tell you”. I wonder how many such Secret Sex Tips there are – in other words, … Continue reading →

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through red red red glasses

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 January 01 by Anton

Here’s a chuckle: Maoist movie reviews. Disney and Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life” has as good side and a bad side. The good side is that it portrays the successful collective struggle of the apparently weak oppressed and exploited (in this … Continue reading →

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twelve good algorithms and true

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 January 01 by Anton

“Jury Service” is an amusing transhuman story by Charlie Stross and Cory Doctorow.

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