paradox
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(The tl;dr companion video to this article): History has a tendency to repeat itself, it would seem. That would go a hell of a long way in explaining why I have such a strong sense of deja-fucking-vu with these god damn feelings of mubble-fubbles bubbling up When I started replaying Metal Gear Solid 4 (MGS4)… Read more
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Often times, it’s the small things that count for the most. Whatever it takes to keep one sane In a movement reminiscent of my recent work on GoldenEye 64, where I got completely “derailed” right from the get, and needed to take a temporary hiatus before continuing, so too did my progress on Super Meat… Read more
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We get by with a little help from our friends… …no matter what’s on the agenda for the day After admiring some trans-continental bilingualism in the form of broadcasting self-aware meta media-literacy on a train yesterday, we move on from a proper derailing and find our selves in the Jungle, as our replay of GoldenEye… Read more
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Andy Warhol was reportedly quoted as declaring the following: “Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?” Look no further than Simpsons shitposting for an example of the cursed standard repetition lay bare, as the recursive nature of history repeating itself sees the very fabric of social connection begin to deteriorate,… Read more
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Paradox Of Self- Ohio: …So you’re saying that we aren’t really ourselves? Pash: Well, I don’t know if I’m saying that…the me that is a part of us might be saying that. Ohio: The collective us? Or You and Me? Pash: Depends on the moment. Ohio: So we are never the same collective Us’s that… Read more
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Perspective matters. One creature’s hiking trail is another creature’s lunch buffet Words of Wisdom has ventured into delightfully alien lands of conceptual earnesty these past several weeks, and I’m pleased that my broadcasting of observation made real through intent, of the format needing to become, for lack of more technically effective terminology, more “loosey-goosey“, was… Read more
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There is a thin line between love and hate. My approach here on Active Time Event, at least when my head is in the right place and everything is coming together in an appropriate way, attempts to replicate the reasonable machinations one would find within the realm of philosophy, as my mind is inclined in… Read more
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I find that the only way to get through an astonishingly bleak scenario is to laugh your way through it. The rebellious nature of laughter in the face of abject horror grants us temporary invincibility Yesterday, I sat down with the idea in mind to write an article about the transformative context of language due… Read more
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Watching behind the scenes supplemental material of the voice of Gex, Dana Gould, discussing that the writing, jokes, tones, and general riffing of the international gecko of mystery is a good reminder that sometimes, the entire reason someone did something is because they thought it was funny. Mind boggling that with such a simple motivation,… Read more
