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omelas & rawls

Suppose you were not yet born, and you had to decide, under a Rawlsian veil of ignorance, whether you wanted to be born in Omelas. Honestly, it’s a good deal. Incredibly high standard of living… unless you’re the bloob. (Which you don’t know, because of the veil of ignorance.) Do you take the risk? ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Nov. 10, 2024

pocket rocket

Discovery: Factorio is actually really boring to watch. I’ve been using newbie and HGR’s stream almost exclusively as background audio, except when they reach a new planet, which isn’t often. But it does make me want to play the game. I played a full game with HGR once, and then started a couple of ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Nov. 4, 2024

beyond the dreams of some viking lord

Take a sec to consider how the residents of the Icelandic turf house circa 1890 would view my house today. First, the bedroom. Look at the sheer size of that bed. Based on the size, you’d probably think at least four or five people sleep there, right? NO. It is exclusively for the lord of the house....

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 30, 2024

weird episode

Had the weirdest episode at work today. The day started with our usual meeting from 9-10 am, which was fine. At the end of it, I took a chocolate bar from the bowl on Noah's desk, which might have been the problem, I don’t know. At 10:30 am, I was super sleepy (unusual at that hour; I normally get s...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 23, 2024

spaaaaaaaace

“I’m not excited for Factorio, but I’m excited for spending a hundred hours bickering with newbie. You know how it is.” It’s time for the most anticipated game release of the year: Factorio: Space Age! HGR initially thought the game was launching on October 23. Then he found out it was October 21. H...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 22, 2024

the challenger went down hard

We spent nearly the entirety of our Saturday session reclearing Brute Bomber and finally made it on the last pull of the day. This guy’s timeline is so hard to remember because half of his attacks sound the same: Final Fusedown (actually his first fusedown), Fusefield, Fuses of Fury, Fuse or Foe… He...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 15, 2024

ghost town

The Go to the Office More Initiative has been more chill than I expected.Week 1: Noah was sick, so we all worked remote.Week 2: Went to the office more (twice).Week 3: Office was getting painted, so we all worked remote.  But now it’s Week 4, so the initiative is back in full swing…or so I thou...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 11, 2024

the casual revolution of 2007

What really strikes me about Masterchef is how passionate all these people are about cooking. It’s like a calling for them. Some have quit successful careers in hopes of pursuing a career in cooking. Some would do so if they won the prize money. Some are not looking to go professional, but they cook...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 10, 2024

if one needs wings, one need simply make them

We’re now progging Wicked Thunder (M4S1(?)), without anything much of significance having happened in the interim. “Why does she want our soul, anyway?” Dante asked. “She wants to stuff it in her doohickey,” numbers said. Everyone looked at him (especially newbie and me, who, at HGR’s behest, are cu...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 8, 2024

of bagels and wifi

Petty complaint zone: I was bringing roommate to a doctor's appointment, and we arrived at the station in plenty of time to get a bagel (or so I thought). But the lady in line in front of me seemed to have no idea she was in a train station where people need to catch trains. First she had a lengthy ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Oct. 1, 2024

sleep & apple pie

Was planning to double up on office days. Woke up at 6:40 am, ten minutes before my alarm. Turned off my alarm, went to the bathroom, reflected on my life choices, came back to bed, and slept for two more hours. It’s fine. I’m not required to go in on any specific days, and I’m much better off getti...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Sept. 26, 2024

discount walgreens sushi

It’s the actual inaugural week for the Going to the Office More Initiative, and the forecast had driving rain all day. I was concerned that it would be thunderstorming when I left home (and was prepared to call a last-second remote day if there was a lot of lightning), but thankfully the rains held ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 46) - Sept. 24, 2024

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