Battles purpose was to prevent siege. “the battle is, in this equation, a ‘second order’ concern: merely an event which enables (or prohibits) a siege. As we’ll see, sieges are quite unpleasant things, so if a defender can not have… Read More »Collections: Fortification, Part I: The Besieger’s Playbook
Do we even know what religion is? “This difference between a term that refers despite error and one that refers to nothing is the difference between a bad map of a real country and a map of Atlantis. Only the… Read More »The word ‘religion’ resists definition but remains necessary
Evolution, murder and rap.
Why thinking for yourself is crucial.
One of the best TED talks still.
This is a paradigm shift. “it’s precisely because everyone can access the Internet that there is an abundance of content, far too much for anyone to consume; this gives power to Aggregators who sort that content on consumers’ behalf, delivering… Read More »Netflix and the Hollywood End Game
Our environment affects us a lot.
Monarchies last, but dynasties don’t. “Consider the Targaryen dynasty. They lasted 283 years on the Iron Throne, with 17 rules, for an average of 17 years of reign per ruler. That is incredibly implausible, even with fire-breathing dragons. Consider the… Read More »Westeros is Poorly Designed
I had a colleague who was diagnosed with a burn-out. But a major part of it was his low iron levels in blood. A lot of psychological issues come down to physical ones and vice versa. Sometimes just drinking more… Read More »Burning Out
Systems of justice vary. “the structure of this system is a system of dispute resolution, to which written law was later appended. But the system is designed for dispute resolution, its purpose is to avoid the feud as much if… Read More »Collections: How to Polis 101, Part IIc: The Courts