This post begins the Immoral Mazes sequence. See introduction for an overview of the plan. Before we get to the mazes, we need some background first. Meditations on Moloch Consider Scott Alexander&…
Meditations On Moloch
I. Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem on Moloch:What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination? Moloch! Solitude! Filth! Ugliness! Ashcans and u…
How AI Madness Helped Fuel DOGE
Moloch the stunned governments! Moloch whose mind is pure machinery!
Mohrta
Mohrta is a nonlinear FPS adventure through the strange and otherworldly. Explore a vast selection of unique environments, slay an enormous cast of bizarre creatures, and upgrade your arsenal of multifaceted weapons.
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Kafkaesque Backrooms
On Soft Yellow, Mark Fisher and Artificial Paradises in the Labyrinths of Neoliberalism
Kafkaesque Backrooms
On Soft Yellow, Mark Fisher and Artificial Paradises in the Labyrinths of Neoliberalism
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
A man from the future arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night-six-block quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.
Dopamine Trap
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MOCO 2026 | Explore the Future of Movement and Computing
We are thrilled to announce that MOCO’26, the 10th International Conference on Movement and Computing, will be held at Cité des Arts (Montpellier’s conservatory), in Montpellier, France, from Thursday 23th to Saturday 25th of April 2026.