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It is on days like these that I really wish someone stood in front of me and took the force of the blow.

the fact that you don’t have a clue does not necessarily mean the truth does not exist.

If you wrestle a pig, you only get dirty; the pig has all the fun.

Dharma, Dharma & Greg - The House That Dharma Built (2×11)

Mirror, mirror,
What u see?
Have I still got those dark clouds over me?
Or, am I really feeling what I feel?
The last days of the Devil’s Deal
Oh, mirror, what u see?

Prince, “Family Name”, “The Rainbow Children” (2001)

being alone is not so bad if you manage not to get too paranoid…

but it’s also nowhere near as interesting!

“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, ‘The Beatles did’.”

Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Timequake, 1997

Well, I’m sure you did too. Thank you!

UPDATE: here is Boing Boing bringing up an interesting and very appropriate quote:

We had a memorial services for Isaac [Asimov] a few years back, and at one point I said, “Isaac is up in Heaven now.” It was the funniest thing I could have said to a group of Humanists. I rolled them in the aisles. It was several minutes before order could be restored. And if I should ever die, God forbid, I hope you will say, “Kurt is up in Heaven now.” That’s my favorite joke.

Mine too!!!

it ain’t no joy

for an uptown boy

who just isn’t willing to try

I had this wonderful vision of someone watching TV from inside Second Life.

That will be the next big thing.

Say what you want
Say what you will
‘Cause I find
You think what makes it easier

And lies spread on lies
We don’t care
Belief is our relief
We don’t care

Tears For Fears - Ideas As Opiates

I was messing with my music collection the other day, when out came this thought:

life is too short to listen to bad music.

[…] successful gambling games aren’t about picking out who’s better, they’re about fostering delusion.

Bram Cohen on “Hold ‘em Bingo”

The great Bram Cohen, may I add. He’s definitely one of my heroes. I read his blog regularly, and I advise you do the same if you like game theory and insightful comments!

A small note to my Italian readers: delusion is an English-Italian “false friend”. I know you knew that already, but just in case. Now the lesson is over, you may go.