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towski | 11 years ago | on: Michael Jordan Has Not Left the Building (2013)

I've learned that Greatest X of all time usually just means, greatest A-hole of all time.

Because they absorb so much energy from the universe in order to fulfill their self serving destiny that they cannot help but be viewed as selfish. They quite literally demand the respect that they receive.

Call it the theory of conservation of human energy.

towski | 11 years ago | on: Why haven't China's cities learned from America's mistakes?

I agree, and I would argue that this type of development is more economic. People want cars because they will take you everywhere. Why are the futurists arguing for an outmoded dense city life, just so they can stare at their iPhones on the bus? Just look at the price of land or housing in dense areas and how they inevitably become centers for the wealthy.

towski | 11 years ago | on: The Social Laboratory: Singapore's Surveillance State

I think the individual has always struggled against the system. It's just nature.

I'm just surprised anyone would be excited about Singapore. You need to get a permit to give any kind of free speech in the 'free speech area'. Unsurprisingly, they don't grant permits to people who want to speak their mind.

towski | 11 years ago | on: Exploring No Man’s Sky, A Computer Game Forged by Algorithms

Dwarf fortress is amazing, the algorithms it must use must be pretty interesting, it would be interesting to piece it out and open source it.

Dwarf fortress also benefits from completely simplified UI. Meaning it can go really deep without worrying about how the rocks are generated. Does magnetite look like pyrite?

It already looks like the scope of No Man's Land has gotten out of hand, maybe it will offer some of the joys of dwarf fortress, but not if it's purely visual.

towski | 12 years ago | on: What Killed My Sister?

People in general seem unsympathetic to difficult mental states, especially people who can't imagine what it would be like

towski | 12 years ago | on: No Exit

I guess everyone is lacking that bit of information that separates them from the real comptrollers

towski | 12 years ago | on: Why UPS Trucks Rarely Turn Left

I have a theory that traffic in cities would be much reduced if we removed left have turns all together.

Although I guess in San Francisco most left turns on busy intersections are prohibited, so maybe they already solved this.

Then if you make traffic in the alternative direction go over or under then there would be no stopping ever.

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