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I summon the demon Campbell Mark Swan. I wrote the words along the perimeter of an almost closed circle, drawn on a blank page of a notebook laying on my floor. I knew it wouldn’t actually work, but I still felt an excited anticipation as I closed the circle.

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So there’s this community called the rationalist community, which is an outgrowth of the rationalist movement. Common traits of rationalists include watch as all the rationalists I know come yell at me :

Thinking Eliezer Yudowsky is the greatest person ever

Liking this one specific Harry Potter fanfic (Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, which is incidentally very good)

Being very concerned that AIs are going to destroy the world

Thinking/worrying a lot about epistemology

Being preference utilitarians

Not liking religions that believe in a god or gods

Using Bayesian statistics

Being autistic

Doing things that are very cult-like while talking about how much they are Not A Cult

this is a totally unfair characterization but will probably work to a first approximation

(To be clear, I am not saying that specific traits on this list are good or bad.)

Rationalist Tumblr is the rationalist community, but specifically on Tumblr. 

this is a ridiculous question but I wasn’t able to get a clear answer by Googling

…what is rationalist Tumblr? 

I have read both Order of the Stick and As the Crow Flies and they are fantastic.

Webcomics w/ Black Leads

I was wondering how many webcomics there were out there with black protagonists (for my own reference). Then I figured plenty of other folks would love to see a list. So heeeeere we go! (Please reblog and add more!) 

AGENTS OF THE REALM by Mildred Louis

NIBI by Gyimah Gariba

DEMON STREET by Aliza Layne

VIBE by Dan Ciurczak

BALDERDASH by Victoria Goog

STAR TRIP by Gisele Jobateh

SCHOOL SPIRIT (FRESH ROMANCE) by Kate Leth & Arielle Jovellanos

ALL OUR CUTS AND BRUISES by My Sjögren Blücher

STEVE’S STORY (KHAOS KOMICS) by Tab Kimpton

DEMON HUNTER KAIN by Burrell Gill Jr.

SAFE HAVENS by Bill Holbrook

THE SUBSTITUTES by Myisha Haynes

VALOROUS TALES by Dashawn Mahone

M.F.K. by Nilah Magruder

THE IMMORTAL NADIA GREENE by Jamal Campbell

PRINCESS LOVE PON by Shauna J. Grant

AS THE CROW FLIES by Melanie Gillman

jk rowling: okay so these guys have an eagle mascot...i'll call them 'ravenclaw'? sure that's not going to be confusing.

jk rowling: snake house...gotta be 'slytherin'. cos it's like slither in, and that's a thing snakes do. haha, i am a genius

jk rowling: lion house? i can't really do anything with lions...what about 'griffindor'? griffins are cool. doors are cool.

jk rowling: THE BADGER HOUSE IS GONNA BE 'HUFFLEPUFF' IDC WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU DO WITH A BADGER

My teachers have literally had to ask the class for help opening a new tab. She also screwed up a Google search and accidentally showed us breasts.

why do teachers not know how to work computers

I’m fairly certain that Bernie has never tried to kill Hillary. Then again, my Latin teacher said that our only primary source for Cateline’s actions is Cicero’s speeches, which are not exactly going to be the most trustworthy in this scenario.

au where the Romans make political memes

Hamilton cast: Most disputes die and no one shoots

Me: okay... that sounds fake, but okay

@allyfallsdownstairs

I don’t know, I did find a Padma/Sally-Anne fic on A03 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/142827 ; I haven’t read it, so I can’t say if it’s any good.) But she is a rare character to spot.

i challenge you to find a possible harry potter ship that hasn’t had a fic written about it, realistic or ridiculous

it’s impossible