by orchaeus | Feb 19, 2021 | Status Update
Sometimes I think my sense of humor originates in an aspect of my mind that’s autistic (i.e: an extreme awareness of detail and nuance) in a sense, and thus sees through the subterfuge of language and custom, in a playful way that leads to momentary...
by orchaeus | Feb 19, 2021 | Status Update
The word ‘real’ can be used in all kinds of different ways for different purposes… There’s a problem, however. If one claims that imagination ‘isn’t real’, then one is using one’s imagination to dismiss that with which...
by orchaeus | Feb 19, 2021 | Status Update
Human linguistic intelligence depends on context and connotation. But it is commonly treated as if it depends on definitions. The problem with this view is that definitions are necessarily modulated by context, relation and connotation. Our systems — social and...
by orchaeus | Feb 19, 2021 | Status Update
200 years ago it was 1821. A mere 3 human lifespans ago. 1. There was no electricity. 2. There were zero cars. 3. There was neither radio, television, nor telephones. 4. If and where there were streetlights, they were gas lamps. 200 years ago. In terrestrial time...
by orchaeus | Feb 19, 2021 | Status Update
My friend: So I started seeing this guy… Me: He used to be invisible? My friend: We’ve been hanging out a lot lately… Me: You must have some really big clothespins. Or maybe you mean a mutual fashion mishap?
