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2003/3/24
Who says theology isn't a useful science? Game designer and theologian discuss the mechanics of deities in multiplayer game world. (via bOING bOING)
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2018/12/31
As 2018 comes to an end, here is once again my list of records of the past year: Belle & Sebastian — How To Solve Our Human Problems This year brought another Belle &Two years ago:
2018/3/22
So, the Cambridge Analytica revelations: The broader outline (shadowy company, owned by right-wing billionaires and possibly connected to Russian intelligence interests, uses big data, psychological algorithms and targeted ads to fix elections, including the 2016 USFive years ago:
2015/3/21
There's a piece in the Telegraph (yes, the Torygraph ) about the London housing crisis; the prognosis is not good. Basically, it's going to get much worse . Private tenants are, of course, screwed as they'veYou have been reading The Null Device.