Category Archives: Games

Do Dungeon Masters roll magic dice?

Posted on May 20, 2016 by robertpkruger

Tony Daniel at Baen commissioned this article from me. I’d been thinking about the role of self-deception in both creating and appreciating stories.

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 10

Posted on December 12, 2014 by robertpkruger

This morning, Rob sent me a link to the following article, which describes a key bit of future-history-in-the-making outlined in The Junior Guide, the Living Earth Simulator (LES). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12012082 We did not begin simulating the original earth to help us … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 9

Posted on December 10, 2014 by robertpkruger

While we wait on Rob’s university fellows to render a verdict on my trilobite artifact, I’ve been pondering the Conspiracy on a different front, namely, the Bay Area computer elite and their dalliance with high technology leaked from outside the … Continue reading →

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What World Do You Live In?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by robertpkruger

Rob sent me the following link this morning on a curiously stubborn geocentric view. The video uses Flat Earth science to make a general point about competing views that fit the same data points, so it’s timely for our exploration … Continue reading →

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The Singularity Con, and Abraxas

Posted on December 8, 2014 by robertpkruger

Vanity Fair has posted an excellent article on Singulatarians among the high-tech community, boosters like Ray Kurzweil and also skeptics. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2014/11/artificial-intelligence-singularity-theory I find gurus like Kurzweil and Diamandis fun and intriguing, and also a bit alarming, very smart guys who … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 8

Posted on December 7, 2014 by robertpkruger

Rob just sent me this transcript of a text chat we had the other day. I was going to let him leak it, but he’s still setting up his own blog. Bob Kruger 12/5, [4:04pm PST] 7:04pm EST When I … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 7

Posted on December 6, 2014 by robertpkruger

Author Tony Daniel is acquainted with the Conspiracy. What’s more, The Junior Guide references technologies similar to those of his novels and short fiction: in particular, to the posthuman Large-Array Personalities and the nanotech machinery “grist.” He shares with us … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 6

Posted on December 5, 2014 by robertpkruger

I had my digital audio recorder out this morning. Here’s the cleaned-up transcript of a voice chat I just had through my laptop. Me: Thanks for deleting my post. Abe: Sarcasm? Me: Yes.

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 3

Posted on December 4, 2014 by robertpkruger

Okay, I left out the key part of my conversation with Rob in my last post, because, as I hinted, I need to be careful. I don’t know what’s at stake. I mentioned the Singularity of Bullshit described in The … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Singularity; or, The Precambrian Conspiracy: Part 2

Posted on December 3, 2014 by robertpkruger

The Precambrian Conspiracy does not involve time travel. This will be important to keep in mind. However, it co-opts and subordinates other conspiracies involving time travel, ancient astronauts, and alien visitors in a way that reveals them to be naïve … Continue reading →

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