An excess of reason is itself a form of madness. (Kim Stanley Robinson in Forty Signs of Rain)
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Over at FlickFilosopher.com, we’re having quite a spirited discussion about the ending of the new Stephen King/Frank Darabont movie The Mist, and whether it’s too random and too cynical. In the comments section, I wondered whether the ultimate message of the movie might be:
Life is a series of random events over which we have little control, so the best plan is do the best you can based on the information you have, and to take what action you can, as long as you don’t expect lollipops and ponies at the end of a rainbow as the result of 100 percent of your actions...
Cutest animal video ever...
Watch through to the end.
These critters know what's important in life. They made me cry, actually, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
Political blogger Atrios -- a Generation Xer -- has the solution for Iraq at his blog Eschaton:
I'm probably not the only person who has played a game of Risk with someone who, when losing, decided the best course of action was to just give the board a good whack and scatter the pieces.
He’s got a point.
How pathetic am I?
I dreamed last night that my desk was clean and neat and orderly.
This is what it really looks like:
I was trying to have pleasant dreams about Richard Armitage, and this is what I get instead.
*sigh*
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When we constrain ourselves, are we really just trying to comfort ourselves?
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If the laws of robotics are in place for human safety, are robots limited to safety dance?
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