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Kevin Simler

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Writer, software person, armchair anthropologist, dilettante. All genders, all political opinions welcome. Book: https://amzn.com/0190495995/ 

San Francisco, CA
meltingasphalt.com
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    1. Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 11 Jul 2016
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      A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning — new Melting Asphalt post http://www.meltingasphalt.com/a-nihilists-guide-to-meaning/ …

      20 replies 34 retweets 76 likes
    2. Sister Sarah‏ @sarahdoingthing 11 Jul 2016
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      Replying to @KevinSimler

      this is great @KevinSimlerpic.twitter.com/2ZpyGY1UC7

      2 replies 4 retweets 21 likes
    3. Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 11 Jul 2016
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      Replying to @sarahdoingthing

      anything stick out at you as something I got subtly (or grossly) wrong?

      3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    4. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian 11 Jul 2016
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      Replying to @KevinSimler @sarahdoingthing

      one thing I'm interested in: some things get *less* meaningful as they're connected to more things...

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    5. Adam Strandberg‏ @The_Lagrangian 11 Jul 2016
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      Replying to @The_Lagrangian @KevinSimler @sarahdoingthing

      maybe a song reminds you of your first date but then you hear it 600 times on radio + now it's meaningless

      4 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
    6. '(·)‏ @allgebrah 11 Jul 2016
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      Replying to @The_Lagrangian @KevinSimler @sarahdoingthing

      I have jargon for that, "dense and meaningless", been meaning to write a glossary entry

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    7. '(·)‏ @allgebrah 12 Jul 2016
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      Replying to @allgebrah @The_Lagrangian and

      there, I wrote it down http://www.synkretie.net/writings/dense%20and%20meaningless.html … I write little long form so it's very terse

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      Kevin Simler‏ @KevinSimler 12 Jul 2016
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      Replying to @allgebrah @The_Lagrangian @sarahdoingthing

      I only sorta follow this analogy. Isn't reality structured & compressible (unlike the Library)?

      2:44 PM - 12 Jul 2016
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        1. '(·)‏ @allgebrah 12 Jul 2016
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          Replying to @KevinSimler @The_Lagrangian @sarahdoingthing

          it is! (unlike the platonic realm probably) I should've used something more general

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        2. '(·)‏ @allgebrah 12 Jul 2016
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          Replying to @allgebrah @KevinSimler

          I've changed it to "knowledge" now

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