Curl Of Gradient

[This is a continuation of the old @CurlOfGradient account, which ran from June 2015 to July 2022, operated by the same person. I am reposting revised old tweets interspersed with new ones.]

Surgery to add crumple zones to the human body.

Inertia dampers but for culture.

Cry ‘Only 90s kids will remember this!’ and let slip the pogs of war.

Cry ‘realism!’ and let slip the fog of war.

The patron saint of all things that do not have a patron saint.

“Proving too much” is an accusation made by those too proud to award extra credit.

How fortunate that the deepest mysteries of sacred geometry are contained in high school-level math and not in, like, differential topology.

A memory *palace*? In *this* economy?

The greatest artists go beyond stealing—they break into museums and write their own name on the paintings.

Games in which you become more powerful by gaining levels and power-ups. Games in which you become more powerful by getting better at the game.

Your dreams may not mean anything to you, but your waking life is very meaningful to the entities in your dreams.

Keep your identity small. Efficient. Persuasive. Virulent. Turn identity thieves into mental clones of yourself.

Sorry, I only report on events that happen during the day. You’re looking for a nuitalist.

We crave narrative, not power. Gaining power is just a way to become the protagonist.

Trolling your opponent into holding false beliefs about game theory is a dominant strategy.

You don’t really care about me! You just care about maximizing your own utility function which happens to have a term for my wellbeing!

My imposter syndrome is so strong that my friends and relatives are developing Capgras delusion.

“Do not use if seal is broken” is the most important rule in demon summoning.

If you chant “acausality” three times into a mirror then Omega will appear, but not because of anything you just said or did.