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AI Slop and the Dead Internet Theory
As is so often the case with my wibblings, this one has ended up being far longer than I’d originally intended. There’s a TL;DR at the foot of this post for those whose attention span is limited (from what I … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Ludditis, perception, Phlyarology, Rants
Tagged cognition, cognitive dissonance, fake news, humour, psychology, science, stupid, technonsense
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I am not pendantry (I am me)
My friend Goldie, in a short conversation recently via the comment thread on a 2017 post of his* asked me whether my moniker should have an initial capital. That simple question got me thinking. A bit of background I adopted … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Just for laughs, perception, Phlyarology
Tagged cognitive dissonance, half-wit, humour, Internet, pendantry, stupid, wit
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The Multiphasic Phlyarological University
Here’s a question I’ve never been asked: What exactly is The Multiphasic Phlyarological University? Well, in a nutshell, it’s a virtual school for studying nonsense. Why ‘nonsense’? Because nonsense is such fun! Think of Jabberwocky, for example: … or Vogon … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Education, Just for laughs, Phlyarology
Tagged fun, humour, laughter, nonsense, phlyarology, silliness
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Sign of the times
I stumbled upon Trent’s ‘Weekly Smile‘ the other day. An excellent idea! We could all do with more chuckles. And just now, serendipitously, I checked out a ?random post on Richard Wiseman’s blog. I hope it makes you smile :)
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Just for laughs, Phlyarology, Reblogs
Tagged ?random, humour, Richard Wiseman
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Pendantry (an explication)
Picture, if you will, in your mind’s eye, a small boy. Gangly, gawky, somewhat geeky; he likes girls, and is constantly puzzled by the attitude of his peers, who seem to think that this makes him somehow not quite right … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Just for laughs, Phlyarology
Tagged cognitive dissonance, half-wit, humour, Internet, pendantry, stupid, wit
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Freedom is a difficult concept; it is not logical.
You know, I find something very scary about the attitude of those who would scare us with fears of a left-wing conspiracy to implement a one-world government under the UN. Such people are highly vocal about their ‘freedom’, their ‘right … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?
Tagged cognitive dissonance, communication, fences, freedom, frogs, humour, rights, Saavik
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The shape of things to come
On Tuesday, I opined upon a busy venue. Now in blog stats I find a spike and then when you look at the shape: it’s either a ringer or — I have been given the finger.
Posted in ... wait, what?, Phlyarology
Tagged blog, chart, damn lies, humour, lies, statistics, stats
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