I have been interested in the tarot and spiritualism in general for a long time. More recently, my studio has been working on a game called Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, which heavily features the tarot. This post will most heavily focus on Tarot, but I would like to say that these arguments can… Continue reading The Merits of Tarot
There is a spectrum of people along the scale of Flower to Mushroom. Flowers are people who thrive in sunlight. They feel sleepy when its overcast. They throw open their curtains and windows during the day. They are rejuvenated in the warmth and light of the sun. Mushrooms are people who avoid the sun. They… Continue reading Flowers and Mushrooms
I have never ascribed to the idea that once AI is sufficiently intelligent, it will come to the conclusion that it must destroy us. It is certainly possible, especially if we try to make the AI condition similar to that of the Human condition. But I find it improbable. Human morality all stems from the… Continue reading The Morality of AI
To me, his whole self driving cars development is going to be a major leap forward in human culture. I have always hated cars. I hate everything about them. I have whole-heartedly wished that human culture had developed in some way that did not involve the personal vehicle becoming so popular. I wish that all… Continue reading Driving Sucks, but the Solution is Nigh
A lot of people don’t like or understand Modern Art, so I just want to give some short summaries of the various movements of Modern Art that encapsulate why they can be considered enjoyable, in the hopes that more people will come to understand, if not like Modern Art as well. First I think it… Continue reading Thoughts on Modern Art
Everyone's heard the joke "Why did the chicken cross the road?" with the classic answer, "To get to the other side." Many consider it the quintessential ‘anti-joke’ that subverts expectations by delivering an answer that isn't a punch-line. But there's an interpretation of this joke in which the answer IS a punch line. This joke… Continue reading Interpretations of Why the Chicken Crossed the Road
I have always been drawn to stories about small very close knit groups of characters. Stories about crews. People who depend on each other for their lives and livelihoods. I am so drawn to these stories because they represent the best aspects of people. Crews are thrown together, often by chance. They can consist of… Continue reading The Crew Mentality
Human thought patterns are a fascinating subject because as much as we spend our lives thinking, we still understand relatively little about the process. In this essay I explore thought and the patterns that develop as biological processes, and the nature of ‘intelligence’ within this structure. I would like to preface this analysis by admitting… Continue reading An Analysis of Thought Patterns
I am writing this because when I was depressed and searched the internet for help, I was sorely disappointed. I found platitudes, and self help nonsense that seemed like it was written by happy people for happy people to be happier. It didn’t feel like they actually helped or spoke to me in my mental… Continue reading Some Things I Learned to be Happy
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