philosophy

Sickle & Efrit Present: This Week In Horror – Cryptozoology and Philosophy

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This week the fellas take a look at there favorite Cryptozoology moves and discuss why it is such an awesome genre. Oh yeah and also a Hellboy trailer or something…

Con Talk: Denver Comic Con 2017 Day 1 – Beards will be Stroked!

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Denver Comic Con 2017 Day 1  Beards will be Stroked! It must be one hell of a convention to drag my ponderous butt from the pipe-smoke filled, whisky-soaked isolation I’ve been in.  And so far, it may just be so!  Digits, Beards, Stroking.  (That is not my new deconstructed title, […]

Digital Beard Stroking: Media Avatar, Expressor of Efficacy pt. 2 2

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Digital Beard Stroking Media Avatar, Expressor of Efficacy pt 2. Today, I’ll be building on the concepts established in my last article, so check that out.  It’s not like Star Wars, though, it’s much better if you read them in order.  Or read the sequel first.  What am I, a […]

Digital Beard Stroking: Media Avatar, Expressor of Efficacy 5

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Digital Beard Stroking Philosophy of Technology I’d like to provide another perspective on the importance of technology, gaming and nerd culture through a lens of philosophical constructs and psychological concepts, thus providing a juxtaposition of historical/academic context of the above mentioned topics against a humorous, accessible vernacular. Media Avatar, Expressor […]

Boxed Culture: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo…

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This week I have been inspired by The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast‘s discussion about complexity vs. depth. I truly enjoyed the discussion about terms and them all having a very different definition about what the terms mean to them. However, to me the latter part seems most pertinent. Why do […]