tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post2861070861438639818..comments2013-04-19T10:04:05.819-07:00Comments on Bruce R. Cordell: Your StoryBruce Cordellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15909721180218892687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-72057350187955109572010-10-16T20:17:55.901-07:002010-10-16T20:17:55.901-07:00I prefer not to get rid of books. Basically, If I&...I prefer not to get rid of books. Basically, If I'm going to end up giving them away or throwing them out ...they are not worth reading (or buying) in the first place.<br /><br />I think that goes hand-in-hand with my preference to being able to open a book and look at it, to decide if it's worth finishing or not. If it's worth finishing, or if it is interesting, I'll buy it, and find a place for it on my shelves. Where it will stay, unless a friend who stops by ends up borrowing it.GameDaddyhttps://www.gamedevonline.net/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-6434580637743413642010-10-01T07:22:45.316-07:002010-10-01T07:22:45.316-07:00More generally: when the time comes to change, don...More generally: when the time comes to change, don't let anything stop you.Jonathan Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014975950840278836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-18148712929772461082010-09-30T07:22:39.897-07:002010-09-30T07:22:39.897-07:00The brain works according to fuzzy logic, in which...The brain works according to fuzzy logic, in which contradictory algorithms compete for operating space. When you say that other people generally don't care, I accept that as a good and useful algorithm. But the algorithm that people do care is also a good and useful one. The trick is to tune the two algorithms so that they balance out right.<br /><br />The natural state of affairs is for humans to live among loved ones who do care, but we're pretty far from that lifestyle, and even our most successful hunter-gatherer ancestors never gave us the genetic wherewithal to deal successfully with the issue of hoarding books that used to be valuable to us.<br /><br />On the particular topic, you're right not to hoard. It's a lesson that I happen to be avoiding.Jonathan Tweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014975950840278836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-14640475092775755932010-09-29T10:57:32.264-07:002010-09-29T10:57:32.264-07:00Haha, this is all so sad but true. A lot of things...Haha, this is all so sad but true. A lot of things are trivial to others, even to ourselves at times. I'm not going to stop combing my hair though, that is if I did comb my hair.Jerry (DreadGazebo)http://dreadgazebo.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-31238651412770007312010-09-29T10:52:53.848-07:002010-09-29T10:52:53.848-07:00Good article! It's a microcosm of your point, ...Good article! It's a microcosm of your point, but I often think about this when someone is worried about their clothing choices. 99% of the time, nobody even notices! <br /><br />I would add to breaking a law and a heart, quitting a job and/or firing someone! :)Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594059497354958255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-64036332315038346152010-09-29T10:22:25.222-07:002010-09-29T10:22:25.222-07:00The most interesting aspect of the story we tell o...The most interesting aspect of the story we tell ourselves about ourselves is how it changes and at the same time manages to remain the same. The reason it changes is, it needs to adapt to the reality that everything and everybody is changing all the time. it remains the same because we need it to remind ourselves of who we are. the corollary of this is, there's nothing wrong with telling ourselves the story, so long as we remember that it is what we choose to identify with as ourselves. Thank you for that, Bruce. My admiration for you just grew up by a bunch of notches, Mathter. I see that great minds think alike. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302260320080486167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-56580792206737475642010-09-29T10:10:13.669-07:002010-09-29T10:10:13.669-07:00For the most part, unless you’re breaking a law or...<i>For the most part, unless you’re breaking a law or a heart, other people don’t care.</i><br /><br />So true. We have these ideas that we should please everyone or not grow in new directions because it might upset the people who already "know" us. Most of these notions are totally limiting and not at all worth it.E. Foleyhttp://geeksdreamgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-632126352829336664.post-44059559091948555472010-09-29T07:04:44.038-07:002010-09-29T07:04:44.038-07:00I so totally agree!I so totally agree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com