There are RPGs for Star Trek. I've never played one but you might be interested. RPGs are not limited to 'fantasy' BS. There are RPGs in every setting you can imagine. That's the appeal. There is no limit to what you can pretend to be.
Lloyd views every process, every change that takes place in the Universe, as a kind of computation.
Ever heard the phrase "unquantifiable fact"? I don't believe the universe is a series of bits.
Ridiculous.
Just because a person happens to enjoy logical thought and working with computers, that's no reason to deny that there is a reality apart from that little binary world.
Someone should give this guy +1 funny.
Just because you throw a lot of big words in a post doesn't mean you have communicated anything meaningful. He deserves mockery.
Jon Katz' essays are an exercise in narcissism and self-aggrandizement.
The man doesn't know his comics either.
Or he's a mutant wolverine with fingers of steel who can't ever have a casual beer with his pals.
Wolverine did not have steel fingers. They were adimantium claws. His fingers were just like everyone else's.
This guy is a pretentious academic.
Hhmmm... seems well-informed and intelligent.
Different from most posts that get modded down.
What is this post doing here?
Why is a journalist using slashdot to write about European politics? Can't get a voice elsewhere?
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There's nothing wrong with that.
There are RPGs for Star Trek. I've never played one but you might be interested. RPGs are not limited to 'fantasy' BS. There are RPGs in every setting you can imagine. That's the appeal. There is no limit to what you can pretend to be.
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Lloyd views every process, every change that takes place in the Universe, as a kind of computation.
Ever heard the phrase "unquantifiable fact"? I don't believe the universe is a series of bits.
Ridiculous.
Just because a person happens to enjoy logical thought and working with computers, that's no reason to deny that there is a reality apart from that little binary world.
Someone should give this guy +1 funny. Just because you throw a lot of big words in a post doesn't mean you have communicated anything meaningful. He deserves mockery. Jon Katz' essays are an exercise in narcissism and self-aggrandizement. The man doesn't know his comics either. Or he's a mutant wolverine with fingers of steel who can't ever have a casual beer with his pals. Wolverine did not have steel fingers. They were adimantium claws. His fingers were just like everyone else's. This guy is a pretentious academic.
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Hhmmm... seems well-informed and intelligent. Different from most posts that get modded down. What is this post doing here? Why is a journalist using slashdot to write about European politics? Can't get a voice elsewhere?