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Comment on Dice Box by Fi

Fi — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:25:37 +0000

My Precioussssssss…… surely to be in possession of a Dice Box of such wonder and awesomenessosity – one must have had to have sold their mortal soul to someone?
Tread carefully Jofo, don’t keep the lid open for too long.

Comment on Dice Box by Emily

Emily — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:50:29 +0000

See? Jealously gets you everywhere Nice result!

Comment on Dice Box by Jess

Jess — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:15:41 +0000

Wow! I know quite a few enthusiasts who would pay quite a lot for such a beautiful home for their dice. Let alone non-players who just like beautiful boxes…
Jess

Comment on Dice Box by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:12:22 +0000

But surely if it is truly a dice box of doom there should be an inlaid teeth / jaw motif going on…

Ciao

Andrew

Comment on Sith Bathrobe by Emily

Emily — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:46:25 +0000

So, when’s the next blog coming out?

Comment on Sith Bathrobe by emily

emily — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:54:20 +0000

Wow Joff, that really suits you! Do I detect a new wardrobe based around this theme coming up…:)

Comment on Amazon.com Tags Abuse by SandChigger

SandChigger — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:25:34 +0000

It’s likely that the people who have created these tags haven’t even read the book

Um… that would be speculation, pure and simple, and it would be WRONG.

Comment on “Aftershock” by Emily

Emily — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:57:11 +0000

Jeez, what can I say. Glad you were ok mate

Comment on Rebecca Watson Ruining Christmas by Isaac Freeman

Isaac Freeman — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:53:24 +0000

Thanks Joff – I missed practically the entire talk, coming in for the last few minutes of the Q and A. Oddly enough, this was because I’d been invited to a Hanukkah dinner for the Christchurch Interfaith Council.

With regard to differences between men and women, I rather suspect that this is part of the great nature/nurture pendulum that we’ve experienced through several generations. One generation has a loose paradigm that observed differences between genders are mostly due to biological differences between sexes. The next receives this as if it were dogma, and amasses evidence to the contrary, intending to provide balance but inadvertently establishing a counterparadigm that gender differences are mostly cultural. A subsequent generation in turn receives this as dogma, and amasses evidence for biological differences, and so on.

Currently, we’ve had a good long run of sociobiological explanations for gender differences, and I’d expect to see cultural explanations regaining influence.

In practice, of course, it’s a false dichotomy. Biology and culture both shape us in complex ways, and neither alone will ever be sufficient to explain our behaviour.

Comment on Rebecca Watson Ruining Christmas by Emily

Emily — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:39:37 +0000

Sounds like a very interesting talk. glad you enjoyed it. Heh, I have to say I personally agree with the purely cultural effects thing In the meantime, I’ll go drink to santa and creativity! thanks Joff