Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiator
lol it wasn’t me, but I’m glad to see you’re getting zapped :)
Sometimes both are minuscule compared to the cost of not reading it
congratulations!
The abbot in Castlevania: Nocturne is a great character. At least so far, I have a few episodes left
The Roman legislation was in a twofold manner the child of philosophy. It was in the first place formed upon the philosophical model, for, instead of being a mere empirical system adjusted to the existing requirements of society, it laid down abstract principles of right to which it endeavored to conform; and, in the next place, these principles were borrowed directly from stoicism.
Alfred North Whitehead, Science and the Modern World
impressive discipline!
I really liked both Sapiens and the sequel. I read both pre-bitcoin-rabbit-hole, so I had a very different perspective then. Maybe it’ll be worthwhile giving them another look
Why do people seem to hate the book “Sapiens” so much?
Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light?
This sorcery is not a game we play for pleasure or praise.
Think of this: that every word, every act of our Art is said and is done either for good, or for evil.
Before you speak or do you must know the price that is to pay!
Ogion, in A Wizard of Earthsea
Humanity has been given the priceless gift of creativity, but it’s vital you understand how it works. Creativity is the essence of the human spirit, and flowers best when it is unconstrained.
If you try to control it for your own ends you must learn that you can get only what you ask for. The unexpected will not arise.
Dan Braben, The Wizard’s Warning
Y’all have completely ruined the phrase “highly regarded”. I can’t read or hear that now without giggling
Never thought about it, but now that I have that’s actually a lot!