Conscious experience is a widespread phenomenon. — Thomas Nagel, inveterate optimist Whilst conducting primary research into the ontological foundations of metaphysical epistemology recently, O Dearly Beloved, Your Dilatory and Shockingly Remiss Correspondent happened upon a previously unpublished draft of Thomas Nagel’s seminal paper, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” I found upon examination of the disintegrating foolscap moldering in dank archives that this eminent philosopher had ini...| The Epicurean Dealmaker
“Aha! Now we see the violence inherent in the system!” — Monty Python and the Holy Grail Yes, it’s true: I’ve left Twitter. No special reason. All of a part with my reasons for terminating this blog,1 which boil down to being tired of it. I no longer get enough out of the service to merit the near constant immersion and distraction which it seems to elicit from me. I have better uses for my time. And the more substantive readings and links of interest which used to attract me I have...| The Epicurean Dealmaker
I see folly::IOBuf often used as a return value (sub-)type in RPC definitions for data intensive and high performance applications. I looked at the code, and it says| Lu’s blog
Midford Castle is a folly castle located near Bath, England. It was built in 1775 and once owned by royalty and the American actor Nicholas Cage.| House & History
What is Naomi working on next now that The Golden Enclaves is finished? Details announced by Del Rey here! The post Title Announcement: Folly first appeared on Naomi Novik.| Naomi Novik