It's soothing to realize that my mind's processes are inherently uncontrollable.

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But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times...

But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times...

A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.

A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.

If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer...

If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer...

Unfortunately our nation, nay, our world, is run by evil morons.

Unfortunately our nation, nay, our world, is run by evil morons.

I like to do things that are surprising and different.

I like to do things that are surprising and different.

In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I'm still...

In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I'm still...

All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more...

All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more...

Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with...

Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with...

Lately I've been working to convince myself that everything is a computation.

Lately I've been working to convince myself that everything is a computation.

One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out...

One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out...

If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear...

If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear...

Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me.

Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me.

Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what...

Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what...

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.

The hard fact is that not everyone does get published.

The hard fact is that not everyone does get published.

Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way.

Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way.

If all else fails, there's always print or web zines.

If all else fails, there's always print or web zines.

At present, however, I don't think the Net is a very good medium for books,...

At present, however, I don't think the Net is a very good medium for books,...

I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end.

I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end.

I like a book better if I can't predict what's going to happen.

I like a book better if I can't predict what's going to happen.