"The Phites who’d invented the boost had had one big advantage as they’d tinkered with each other’s brains: it had not been a purely theoretical exercise for them. They hadn’t gazed at anatomical diagrams and then reasoned their way to a better design. They had experienced the effects of thousands of small experimental changes, and … Continue reading Crystal Nights by Greg Egan
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Words & Phrases, 2020
diktats, a harsh punishment unilaterally imposedgriot, West African storytelleramanuensis, transcriptionistAnholt cultuviolent entertainment of context collapsefissiparous, an organism is one that produces new individuals by fission/splittingwegan diet, a vegan diet modified to include only wild-harvested meatsaxis of assholesslow-rolledTTP, techniques, tactics and proceduresMoonlight Maze, Russian cyberattack on DoD in 1990ssemiotarchy, tyranny of signskenopsia, eerie feeling when you … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2020
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