Rapid Fire

Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.

The Politics of Age of Empires II

I’ve been playing a lot of Stellaris lately, but as a kid, the only computer game I really played much was Age of Empires II (AoE2, as in...

I got my guy!

So here’s the mind-blowing keynote for Who’s Responsible for ChatGPT? Apparently I have a very expressive face. Anyway, I’ll give you a...

No blog post BUT...

Come check out Who’s Responsible for ChatGPT?, the free Zoom conference Cargile and I have been organizing for months! It starts...

I had to write a research statement about what I’m working on. Here’s my first draft.

Let me know what you think! I'm still figuring out how to summarize my research program and instill confidence I’ll be a “productive”...

Terraforming Mars and Intergenerational Politics

If I’ve seen you in the past month or so, I’ve probably talked you into playing Terraforming Mars, currently the 6th highest ranked board...

Robert Horry and Value Capture

You already know what value capture is if you’ve encountered NBA Ring Culture. You know your cousin who says Michael Jeffrey Jordan is...

Puzzles and Problems

I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between puzzles and problems and I need your help to figure it out. Say you’re solving a...

Writing with ChatGPT

Let's talk about games. Do you know the difference between purposes and goals? The goal of a game is the target we aim at during the...

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