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Amoeba’s Lorica: Comfortably Numb

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Amoeba

Hello?Is there anybody in there?Just nod if you can hear meIs there anyone home?Come on nowI hear you’re feeling downWell I can ease your painGet you on your feet againRelaxI’ll need some information firstJust the basic factsCan you show me … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Meme-ories 40 (Ask Not)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Amoeba

I, Abraham, loaded with sins, have composed this elegy with the most lively sorrow; for I have seen Constantinople in the days of its glory. – Armenian elegy on the conquest of Constantinople, quoted in the Milman edition of Gibbon’s … Continue reading →

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Reg and Syd: Productivism

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Amoeba

Reg: “So, Syd, how are your investments in artificial intelligence coming along?” Syd: “Not as well as I’d like. We’re not close to being able to replace our human employees with machines, never mind the super-smart and wise ones that … Continue reading →

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