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Hellenistic Utopia

Posted on 16/09/2022 by oligomath

— Peter Green, Alexander to Actium

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Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

Posted on 11/09/2022 by oligomath

Elizabeth served empire in several ways. It is important to remember that Empire crossed the Atlantic shortly before her reign and was also vindicated in doing so by the success of America in the war, so at her accession, the … Continue reading →

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Assisted Suicide, So-Called

Posted on 25/08/2022 by oligomath

the person that ppl who call it “assisted suicide” have in mind as most deserving of this right are, i think, usually physical cripples of some kind – paralysed, demented etc, the idea being that this person would kill themselves … Continue reading →

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James Anderton RIP

Posted on 08/05/2022 by oligomath

i found out a few days ago about a copper who was famous in the 80s, but whose reputation failed so thoroughly to be passed down to me that i only found about how he existed from the obituaries. even … Continue reading →

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Neal’s Feed and Seed

Posted on 07/03/2022 by oligomath

people never talk about the technogimmick in The Diamond Age The Diamond Age, like all Neal Stephenson novels, is about revolutionary shifts in the means of production of something – in this case the transition from “The Feed”, a futuristic … Continue reading →

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