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Parker LaMascus

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Six Traits of a Healthy Digital Community

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 by Parker LaMascus

Spend more than five minutes on the internet, and you’ll notice two things. One, people […]

COVID-19, Culture

Third. Annual. Poley. Awards. (2021)

November 27, 2021November 8, 2022 by Parker LaMascus

Somehow another year has passed, and though I theoretically can still blame the pandemic for […]

Culture, Science

Star Wars and Genre: A Mixing of Categories

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 by Parker LaMascus

One of the things I love about Star Wars is that it is many things […]

Game Theory

Tact Into A Corner: Optimizing Fun

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 by Parker LaMascus

Like many children of the ’90s, I have fond memories of discovering the Pokémon game […]

Culture

Second. Annual. Poley. Awards. (2020)

November 2, 2020November 8, 2022 by Parker LaMascus

Another year passed, this one in a haze of COVID-19 and in a fog of […]

Game Theory

Tact Into a Corner: Luck vs Skill

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

The game-theory concept of luck is famously elusive. Luck sometimes operates like an “invisible hand”, […]

Game Theory

Tact Into A Corner: A Primer on Tactical Heuristics

September 22, 2020February 18, 2021 by Parker LaMascus

The year is 2035. Aliens have invaded Earth and subjugated its population. You are awakened […]

Philosophy

Quanta of Wisdom, 11-20

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

Time does not travel in a line, but a circle. The only thing greater than […]

Culture

Snowpiercer: Allegory & Opiate

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

A great train speeds through icy wastes, ferrying the last remnants of humanity through an […]

COVID-19, Poetry & Prose

Pandemic

April 6, 2020September 22, 2020 by Parker LaMascus

One fortnight ago, I deeply dreamed, even as my legs propelled me along the shore. […]

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