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A laggy day so far today, but that means I've gotten a lot of work done.
Not exciting work, but good foundation stuff that needs to happen, and
it's really good to be able to get it all done and done solidly.
I talked to Liralen some about the things people let into their lives;
it was on my mind from a conversation Keely and I had during her visit.
Keely and I talked about playing the evil side in CRPGs, like Might &
Magic VII, and the various reasons why we don't. Hers was a belief in
pattersn of thought, that if you let yourself think a certain way you
might find it spreading. My reasons were similar; I think that the
things you let in, even in fun, can be very hard to get rid of again
once you're bored with them. Pretend to be heartless long enough and
it becomes a reflex. Let in enough numbness to pain online and you
forget how to react to pain in the rest of the world. It can be done,
and done for good reason, but I don't think you can just assume that
you're inviolate. Precautions should be taken.
Jim says my books from Amazon are here! I ordered
Peking Opera Blues on DVD, and an interesting looking book
on software construction which I hope will be as good as the reviews on
Amazon seemed to indicate.
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