Archive for July, 2005


The beauty of today

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Today has been a good day. Simon woke me up just after 10, and my room had cooled off to the point that I nearly wanted a blanket. I won an internet argument and convinced a moral nihilist that his position was incoherent, which will surely look good in the eyes of St. Peter. I [...]

I Think, Therefore I Am — Sorta

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

D&D thread
INTERNET’s own rJames said:
Is intelligence simply the ability to inductively and deductively solve problems (of a more general variety than board games)?
I think this misses the point, or is at least too simplistic. Computers are good at traditional forms of reason: logic, math, deduction. Intelligence surely requires inductive knowledge as well; the problem, however, [...]

Picross is deep, man

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

The result of a lengthy and indepth discussion on the logical (and consequently, philosophical) implications of the game Picross (goon owned and operated), expressed in monologue form by Happy Epsilon, o.k.a. Januarygirl.
Additional: This particular monologue concerns level 11, which is a son of a bitch.
[01:16] HappyEpsilon: god, you were so right about this fucking game
[01:16] [...]

The aftermath

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

Dancing, though hyped and prepared, did not materialize. The floor was cleared and the atmosphere attained, but backsides did not shake.

I suffered a wound at the hands of Simon, who as it turns out is not too fond of stairs:

The philosophers were out of commission:

I awoke this morning to blasphemy of the highest order:

Christopher Robin [...]

The passion of Daniel Estrada

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

The perp:

The inquirers:

A witness:

The shame:

Simon fights a monkey:

Going strong

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Air conditioner buzzing. Heat dissipating.

The folks:

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Ass Shots:

We have air!

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

I put the philosophers to task and made them install my air unit. Here we are in action:

Finished product:

Philosophers arrive

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Joe and Todd

Harmony and Simon:

Todd’s nose:

Tireless updates:

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Susan just arrived. Here’s a lame first shot at a rebel yell:

Here is what outside looks like. Looks like a pretty nice spread.