Border Collies Archive

  • Wherein we discuss two phenomena:  The Uncanny Valley and the Narcissism of Minor Differences. I’ve talked before about NoMD, but the Uncanny Valley is probably new to most dog people […]

    The Narcissism Valley

    Wherein we discuss two phenomena:  The Uncanny Valley and the Narcissism of Minor Differences. I’ve talked before about NoMD, but the Uncanny Valley is probably new to most dog people […]

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  • Mercury misses it, but Dublin doesn’t. Behind the back? Down low. Anticipation. Victory! * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this […]

    Frisbee Antics

    Mercury misses it, but Dublin doesn’t. Behind the back? Down low. Anticipation. Victory! * * *Comments and disagreements are welcome, but be sure to read the Comment Policy. If this […]

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  • The Vanishing American is a 1924 film and book by Zane Grey about the cruel and inevitable clash of conflicting cultures. History, as portrayed in this film, has been a […]

    The Vanishing American

    The Vanishing American is a 1924 film and book by Zane Grey about the cruel and inevitable clash of conflicting cultures. History, as portrayed in this film, has been a […]

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  • In my last post, I explained how one might find “virtual immortality” by having 99.9% of their genes present within one’s offspring.  If these offspring are your children which each […]

    Reconstructing Wiston

    In my last post, I explained how one might find “virtual immortality” by having 99.9% of their genes present within one’s offspring.  If these offspring are your children which each […]

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  • In a lecture titled Some Practical Problems of Immortality, game developer Ernest Adams tackles the issues of dealing with the notions of immortality we get from fiction. He designates “Virtual […]

    Virtual Immortality

    In a lecture titled Some Practical Problems of Immortality, game developer Ernest Adams tackles the issues of dealing with the notions of immortality we get from fiction. He designates “Virtual […]

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