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“Yeah, I get the impression that he believes beer is a long-running, complex practical joke that bios are all pulling on him.”
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“The great Greek hero Theseus fluttered his fingers like a flustered dowager feeling dog breath on her naughty bits. “Oh my, no,” said”
― Shakespeare for Squirrels
― Shakespeare for Squirrels
“By the very nature of accelerating progress, the world’s first naturally evolved high technology–wielding species could very possibly be its last. Beyond that, self-directed evolution trumps the processes of naturally occurring evolution, potentially leaving machine intelligence as the sole survivor.”
― Heart of the Machine: Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence
― Heart of the Machine: Our Future in a World of Artificial Emotional Intelligence
“Between life and death there is a library,’ she said. ‘And within that library, the shelves go on for ever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?”
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“But isn’t it all – crystal ball gazing, star signs, birth stones, ley-lines and the rest – just a bit of harmless fun? If people want to believe in garbage like astrology, or crystal healing, why not let them? But it’s so sad to think about all that they are missing. There is so much wonder in real science. The universe is mysterious enough to need no help from warlocks, shamans and ‘psychic’ tricksters. These are at best a soul-sapping distraction. At worst they are dangerous profiteers.”
― A Devil's Chaplain
― A Devil's Chaplain
Greg’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Greg’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
90 books
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16 friends
294 books
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101 friends
114 books
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19 friends
153 books
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30 friends
147 books
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20 friends
13 books
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13 friends
7 books
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55 friends
0 books
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49 friends
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