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Simon Volpert | @simon@zombienet.org

Philosophy dropout and self-proclaimed synthesist. Handle with care.

@ColinTheMathmo
And, according to the same, it will only have taken a series of devastating world wars to get there. Do we want this, at this cost? A question, perhaps, best left open.

One of the non-obvious consequences of getting older is having seen enough that nothing seems profound anymore.

"I guess one can say my life right now includes a significant amount of Dealing With It."

I have to regularly remind myself it's neither my job nor moral obligation to correct the ingrained misconceptions of random people i don't know.

"It took me ten years to become comfortable with my sexuality, only to be told now, that being comfortable with my sexuality is 'perverted'. I have to ask: Are you screwing with me?..."

When someone starts talking about what the law is, it means they completely abandoned any hope of reaching a mutually beneficial agreement.

@rysiek

Google delenda est!

@dredmorbius

"If you're not doing the impossible, it's because you're not trying hard enough."

"Hi, there! How are you doing?" — "Ambiguously."

Real Life has got an unusual game difficulty adjustment scheme. Every time you lose, the difficulty increases. Must be some kind of rogue-like.

"See that great structure over there, with a plaque with my name on it? Marvelous, isn't it? I'm particularly proud of it. I designed the plaque myself.

"Null's Void: The best Nothing money can't buy!"

People have a lot to learn from cats. About resting. About playing... And about being utterly, uncontrollably and unconditionally bipolar.

There's no mess like home.

"Hey, kiddos! Who wants to play a fun game called 'recycling with the natives'?"

Whether or not a particularly good cup of coffee is worth the sleepless night that follows is a philosophical question worthy of an extended debate.

(The coffee was truly delicious.)

When it comes to foreign languages, being polite is second to being understood.

"Alright, i'm done here. I'm going out of town. Don't look for me, unless the place is on fire."

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