Category Archives: rules

30. The End of War

Posted on September 12, 2004 by thormay

In 1066 William the Con­queror hacked down a few British natives and did a neat takeover job on merry Eng­land. He wasn’t the first or the last to throw the dice for glory like this. These days his kind is … Con­tinue read­ing →

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28. The Case for Favoritism

Posted on July 12, 2003 by thormay

Imag­ine the per­fect mer­i­toc­racy. Now think again. In our per­fect mer­i­toc­racy prizes go to the most able, the most wor­thy, the best … But who is to decide the most able, wor­thy or best ? A fair sys­tem you say, … Con­tinue read­ing →

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26. So You Wanna’ Write a Poem??

Posted on June 1, 2003 by thormay

In another life, before blogs took over the world, for a cou­ple of years Thor was the Writ­ings Edi­tor for an expa­tri­ate com­mu­nity web­site in South Korea. He there­fore saw a lot of awful writ­ing, and some that was pretty … Con­tinue read­ing →

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19. Unseen Grammar – Suspecting The God Of Cracks Between The Floorboards

Posted on June 21, 2001 by thormay

We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel; But it is on the space where there is noth­ing that the use­ful­ness of the wheel depends. We turn clay to make a ves­sel; But it is on the space where … Con­tinue read­ing →

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