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So it's 4 in the morning and I'm in the mood for some Kant

Posted October 3rd, 2016 at 2:47 PM by Shamol (Possible world musings)

I suck at sleep cycle maintenance, and my body's unpredictable circadian rhythm is of no help. I drank some coffee at around 7 PM and trusted my metabolism to take care of the caffeine by the time I hit the bed.

Nope. In violation of good culture and prudence, the stupid molecules occupy my sleep receptors still.

This led me (if for no other reason than to induce some measure of drowsiness) to start reading William Wainwright's [I]Religion and Morality[/I], an impressive...
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A reflection on woks and blenders

Posted September 28th, 2016 at 5:30 AM by Shamol (Possible world musings)

So a really neat way to clean woks is to pour some water on the hot surface (and maybe some vinegar), slosh it around a little and/or scrape with spatula to dislodge the sticky stuff, and then throw the liquid away. This makes the wok so much more manageable to clean- rinse once and you'll be done with it.

A really neat way to clean blenders is to blend some detergent water for a couple minutes. It will froth up super fast and get rid of all the fat and other things sticking to the...
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Some performances of Shakespeare

Posted September 16th, 2016 at 6:59 AM by Shamol (Possible world musings)

I want y'all to listen to these two performances of the opening scene of [I]Richard III[/I]. Give the speech a read [I][URL="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/56973"]here[/URL][/I] if you haven't already, that may help you appreciate the performances better.

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The most noticeable difference between the two is Cumberbatch's (I was almost going to write Sherlock's...
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Science fiction plot

Posted September 14th, 2016 at 3:04 AM by Shamol (Possible world musings)

So I was talking to a friend earlier today about PC's burgeoning worldbuilding forum. One thing that's noticeable about many of these submissions are how intricate and fleshed-out they are. Personally, my imagination works in diffuse wisps- I'd get a flash of idea, maybe mull over it a bit, maybe discuss it with a friend- but that would be the end of it. To actually write it down and build an entire world around it seems way past what I'm usually capable of doing. As a case in point, I've written...
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Best omegle chat ever

Posted September 5th, 2016 at 6:00 AM by Shamol (Possible world musings)

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