Tag Archives: philsophy

Book Review: Ubik by Philip K. Dick

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Tietsu

Yeah, alright. I did it. I told myself I wouldn’t, but here we are. After reading twelve goddamn Philip K. Dick books and finding only a handful that didn’t piss me off as lyricless, drug-laddled sci-fi dime novels, I told … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1)

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Tietsu

The first chapter of the book was wonderful. I mean, it did absolutely nothing to prepare you for the rest of the book, it triggered some things, but its haunting historical truth and the human madness dancing across the pages … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Age of Em: Work, Love, and Life when Robots Rule the Earth by Robin Hanson

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Tietsu

You want to know how to get me to hate you? Tell me about how shitty science fiction is at predicting the future and then smugly espousing just how much more right you are than anyone else. At that point, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Exit Right: The People Who Left the Left and Reshaped the American Century by Daniel Oppenheimer

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Tietsu

[Note: I read this book a year ago. Things have changed no small bit since then, but a review is a review and I’m posting it as is.] A great election-year book. An exploration of the journey of personal politics … Continue reading →

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I love you

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Tietsu

I love you. I’m not entirely certain who you are, but rest assured at this moment my love is as real and thriving as anything I’ve ever felt. Sure it may be linked to the liquor coursing through my veins, … Continue reading →

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