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Author Archives: Scott Alexander
Author’s Note 6: Flammarion, 8, Hackers
From Evan M: an Unsong version of the Flammarion engraving. He explains: Aaron Smith-Teller is reaching for the knowledge of the Lord (as represented by the Left Hand of God), with the cloud-fortresses of the angels hovering above the sky, … Continue reading
Chapter 46: To Talk Of Patience To The Afflicted
Why some people think the self is a prison escapes me. — @GapOfGods Dawn, May 13, 2017 Ossining, NY Commenters say Song of Songs 4:12 describes the imprisonment of the divine presence in the material world. “A garden locked is … Continue reading
Chapter 45: In The Remotest Bottoms Of The Caves
Praise the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a faster machine. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com Evening, May 13, 2017 Citadel West Sarah finished telling her story. “Wow,” said Jinxiang. She mulled it over for a second to see if … Continue reading
Chapter 44: A World Within Opening Its Gates
The LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto all this evil that was come to the decisive step of mathematical abstraction — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com 1993 Gulf Of Mexico I. “TELL ME,” said Uriel, … Continue reading
Chapter 43: Lest They Be Annihilated In Thy Annihilation
And Abraham said unto the LORD, “Will you not destroy the world if there are even a million righteous people in it?” And the LORD replied unto Abraham, “The world shall not be destroyed if there are even a thousand … Continue reading
Chapter 42: Whose Whole Delight Is In Destroying
They smote the city with the edge of the sword, and one of his main motivations was the high cost of proprietary software houses. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com Afternoon, May 12, 2017 New York City “Can I ask you something?” said Brian … Continue reading
Interlude נ: CHANGELOG
[High Holy Days bonus Interlude. Not exactly canon.] PATCH 5776.11 IS NOW COMPLETE. WORK HAS BEGUN ON PATCH 5777.0. HERE IS A FINAL CHANGELOG FOR PATCH 5776.11: 1. HUMANS NO LONGER DEPLETE WILLPOWER WHEN ENGAGING IN DIFFICULT TASKS; GLUCOSE NO … Continue reading
Chapter 41: Go Love Without The Help Of Any Thing On Earth
To: aaron.teller@gmail.com, telleraar@countenance.com, a.smithte@stanford.edu, aleph_samech_tet@stevensite.net, _LOS_@hotmail.com, A_IS_FOR_ADAM@myfreeemails.tk… From: root@[58.175.48.72] Talk to me, Aaron. I don’t know where you are, Aaron. Aaron, are you there? I don’t think you’re running away from me. At least I hope you’re not running away … Continue reading
Book III: Revelation
[A picture of Malia Ngo sitting at her desk, with a city on fire visible outside the window. The text says “You say I took the Name in vain / And after that I lost the Name / I gave … Continue reading
Chapter 40: In Terrible Majesty
In a large and complicated system there might be various things that are pleasing in His eyes. — kingjamesprogramming.tumblr.com Evening, May 13, 2017 Las Vegas Holy Scripture only mentions vampires once, but once is enough. The context is Isiaiah 34. … Continue reading