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RONALD KNOX’S TEN COMMANDMENTS OF DETECTIVE FICTION
broadcaster, Charles Williams, Chinaman, crime, criminal, detective fiction, essayist, evil mastermind, John Buchan, mystery, priest, Ronald Knox, Stephen King, theologian, translator, Uncategorized, Watson Far out, man. So, this dude Ronald Knox, a priest with a taste for puzzles it seems, lays down these ten commandments for detective fiction back in the twenties. Like some paranoid manifesto crossed with a rulebook for a particularly baroque board game. We’re talking full-on labyrinthine here,…
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Zwischenregierung
In the twisted carnival of political landscapes, ideologies parade like circus performers, each promising a mesmerizing act of liberty and autonomy. But oh, the spectacles are rarely what they seem! Behold the libertarian ideology, that captivating sideshow of limited government and individual empowerment. Peel back the layers, dear reader, as we dissect a peculiar strain…
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Shelling Points as Business Model
Ah, I see where the threads intertwine, and the tapestry reveals a subtle harmony between Schelling points and protocols in the realm of business. Let us delve into the dance of these concepts, revealing their interconnectedness and mutual influence. In the intricate web of commerce, protocols emerge as the backbone of communication, a blueprint that…
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Sophisticated recovery will not work and we can’t microreboot to a known-good state
Ah, my fellow traveler through the twisted landscapes of existence, allow me to elucidate upon the notion you have so eloquently presented. In the grand theatre of life, the facade of a sophisticated recovery, draped in false allure, bears the unmistakable taint of futility. Oh, the audacity of humankind to believe that their intricate machinations…
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The Great Weirding
The Great Weirding concept or metaphorical idea related to some kind of intricate and dynamic system, perhaps in the context of business, social interactions, or even nature. The term “weirding” appears to refer to the unique and often unpredictable ways in which this system operates. Let’s break down the different aspects of the description you’ve…
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Parasitic Mimicry
Deep in the rot and crawl of the jungle, a sordid theater unfolds—a game of thieves in borrowed skins. Parasitic mimicry, they call it. The art of impersonation, but without the honesty of survival. The cuckoo lays its egg in the warbler’s nest, a perfect fraud in shape and color. The unsuspecting warbler feeds the…
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Popularity ≠ Meritoriousness
“Popularity ≠ meritoriousness” is a thought-provoking concept that highlights the disparity between something’s popularity and its actual worth or merit. In various aspects of life, including art, entertainment, social media, and even certain professional fields, popularity often becomes a measure of success or value. However, this correlation between popularity and merit is not always accurate.…
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Burrovian Chronicles #4
In the throes of the modern age, a nefarious affliction, they call it ‘rent-seeker overproduction,’ haunts the very foundation of our society. Power, influence, and wealth have been amassed in the hands of an insatiable few, while the masses stand bereft of hope, relegated to the shadows of exploitation. The rent-seekers, in their insidious pursuit…
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Motivation
Motivation in the realist novel tends to be, in Freudian language, “overdetermined”, that is to say, any given action is the product of several drives or conflicts derived from more than one level of the personality; whereas in folk-tale a single cause suffices
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10 – Interior Monologue
For the reader, it’s rather like wearing earphones plugged into someone’s brain, and monitoring an endless tape-recording of impressions, reflections, questions, memories and fantasies, triggered by physical sensations and the association of ideas. Unlike stream-of-consciousness, which is not punctuated an interior monologue can be integrated into a third-person narrative. It’s a character talking/thinking, using words…
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