“I was complaining about this game two yahtzees ago.”
— Ash
Those That Tremble as if They Were Mad
What is a curse if not a dark gift?
Me: “You’re Darmok, I’m Jalad, and together we are at Tanagra.”
Ash: “What? Oh, Star Wars.”
What’s up with me? Oh, just inventing a governance structure for a community of wizards. You?
The first question: “is he spiders?” There is no second question.
Shit's Fucked
“What a week, huh?”
“Lemon, it’s Wednesday.”
— 30 Rock, S4E2 “Into the Crevasse”
Without exception, the smartest people I know are all in agreement that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is on the way in the next three years. That could mean a lot of things. Good things. Bad things. I think it’s reasonable to assume nobody can predict what the world will look like beyond that horizon.
Kurzweil’s Singularity is finally near.
Chat, are the vibes cooked?
Ash: “what’s the cutest mammal?”
Me: “are moths a mammal?”
By age 400 you should have:
- defeated at least one plant.
- three orbs, at least one of which is cursed.
- read half of the 100 Greatest Tomes list.
- five mortal enemies, two blood pledges, and one kingdom in your thrall.
What is outer space if not a soup?