Archive for May, 2009
Origins of Spiritual Euphoria
I find it deeply satisfying that the only official response to this article thus far was from a user evangelizing an addiction. I’ve heard the same pitch from cigarette and cannabis smokers, as well as alcoholics and opiate abusers.
Once you’ve [used my drug], you won’t need anything else!
I think the missing link between predisposition to [...]
The Half-Life of Art: Not Quantifiable, But Observable
Art is inextricably linked to medium in that if you attempt to separate an art from its medium, you must in some way translate it. Translation may preserve the original spirit of a work of art, but it certainly does not preserve the artwork in its original form. This is a fine concept, because translation [...]
The Ethics Behind Economies of Private, Torrentbits-based Bittorrent Tracker Communities
I promise: in this highly specific article I will discuss the topic, but for the sake of context I’m going to have to update you on a bit of history and hopefully get out of the first person. Readers of this article who are are familiar with P2P history and Bittorrent should skip to the [...]
