Category Archives: Articles

Posts addressing a specific topic… ostensibly.

Arguments for Tyranny

Posted on 2/11/2019 by Ziggy

I’ve already made several forays into the realm of the nature of proper governance. Here’s the most extensive of them: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19rbQXwCG7az5DCV4Gc6YpIm-Vk1ZuunlRor0_407Gy8/edit?usp=sharing Which was itself heavily informed by the writings of one Frederic Bastiat, some of which passages I have commented … Continue reading →

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Critical Damage and Random Numbers

Posted on 2/10/2019 by Ziggy

So I was thinking about critical hits, where some attacks do much more damage than others. Normally, this is just a 2x or 3x bonus. But what if you wanted occasional 30 or 200 times the damage? And what if … Continue reading →

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The Cross and the Atheist

Posted on 12/30/2018 by Ziggy

As Chesterton so carefully hinted in “Orthodoxy”, Christ during the passion appears, for a moment, to approach atheism. From this, atheism appears a moral human response to deep suffering, fear, and isolation. This insight should alter how we think about … Continue reading →

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Tryop and Feelings

Posted on 12/27/2018 by Ziggy

Feelings feel manipulative. Like betrayal. Having come to understand the “agreeableness” personality trait, all of this comes into sharper focus. Tryop is an expression of a low agreeableness personality in a non-pathological way. Tryop is a way to tell people … Continue reading →

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Householder

Posted on 12/26/2018 by Ziggy

I received a book for Christmas this year (from my Mother, as is often the case) titled “Man of the House” by C.R. Wiley. Although I have not read the entire thing I have skimmed it deeply enough to gain … Continue reading →

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Rules for Nodes

Posted on 8/12/2018 by Ziggy

Abstract Ten Commandments 0: Granting freedom to sub nodes characterizes the most powerful node in the hierarchy. Recognize the global hierarchy root. 1: Flawed models of the node hierarchy are pathological. Abstain. 2: Freedom to abstain is a fundamental fractal. … Continue reading →

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A Bunch of Short Media Reviews

Posted on 7/16/2018 by Ziggy

I’ve been collecting a bunch of small fragments of ideas about various movies and books. Figured I’d put them up here. Movies 9 Good stuff set some ideas up about teamwork complete setting simple story Bad stuff half constructed metaphors … Continue reading →

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Logical Consistency and Truth

Posted on 4/30/2018 by Ziggy

In short, internal consistency is the baseline requirement to take anything seriously. If it doesn’t agree with itself, it can’t possibly be true. Specifically as pertaining to political policies, something can’t be useful unless it is true, because lies always … Continue reading →

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Oppression in the Name of Love

Posted on 4/12/2018 by Ziggy

In the USA, at the time of this writing, our Government is pretty good at moderate but pervasive oppression. Oppression that isn’t really bad enough for people to complain too loudly. I mean, it’s a lot worse other places, but … Continue reading →

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Bring Singapore to Camarillo

Posted on 4/11/2018 by Ziggy

I’ve wanted to live in Singapore for a long time. The style and attitude of the government really appeals to me. I even visited, and was quite pleased with the experience. But my parents, wife, kids, friends, and church are … Continue reading →

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