Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Big Book of Nightmares

Posted on May 29, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

When I feel the need for cheap thrills, I have traditionally turned to horror fiction. I’m not sure precisely why I do this; a bad horror story is a pure disappointment, whereas a good horror story can fuck me up … Continue reading →

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A Blessing in Disguise?

Posted on May 25, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Job hunting is the most frustrating job I’ve ever had. There’s really very little good to be said about it, at all. Perhaps a few weeks of it can be said to “build character,” but endless months (bleeding into years) of … Continue reading →

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Losing the Faith

Posted on May 24, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Let us suppose that there exists a field of study in which people take established facts about the world and extrapolate upon them wildly; where bizarre–though interesting–ideas are routinely advanced with no more basis than the fact that they could conceivably … Continue reading →

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Ancestor Simulations

Posted on May 22, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

It might interest you to learn that the question of whether or not the Universe is a computer program is a real and legitimate field of scholarly interest in theoretical physics. Personally I love the idea of such “ancestor simulations.” … Continue reading →

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Of Intellectual Dishonesty

Posted on May 20, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

It has been almost two and a half years now since I came out as transgender, and another two years again since I started reading up on trans issues, and in all of this time, I have never once encountered– … Continue reading →

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It’s Time To Strike Off One Perennial New Year’s Resolution…

Posted on May 16, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Last December, I was embarrassed when composing my list of New Years resolutions; for the umpteenth year in a row, I had vowed that I was going to have a work of fiction formally published. For the umpteenth year in a … Continue reading →

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I Get E-Mail

Posted on May 10, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

I haven’t been a grad student in physics in about a year. As far as I know, my name no longer appears on any University mailing lists. So I guess my question is: how do cranks still manage to spam … Continue reading →

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