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Some people

[H]uman beings do not act solely on impulse. They are prudent, they reflect, they weigh consequences, they ask whether what they are doing is worth while.

Thomas Nagel, in The Absurd from Moral Questions

Well, not all human beings meet that definition…

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Fly-Fornication

Well! This list of Puritan names [jezebel.com] from 1888 on Jezebel is awesome! “Fly-Fornication” is the best. And you thought my choice of names [confusion.cc] was questionable.

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Oh my…

The Vibease project on Indiegogo [indiegogo.com] deserves to be funded on principle. Utilitarian principles if nothing else; they obviously wish to increase the total amount of happiness in the world…

ad for Vibease: the world's first wearable smart vibrator

As of now they are more than 400% funded with 17 days to go.

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Old School

Flashcard showing a Videotape.jpg

Old school jokes aside… I question the value of this flash card.

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To Lagos!

Photo of plane live location map, showing plane Southwest of Lagos, Nigeria

I assure you I was not on my way to Lagos. But during my 8 hour flight back to Singapore from Sydney the plane appears to have been stuck at 0 Longitude, 0 Latitude. But somehow I still got to Singapore.