Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them.

Crocker's Rules didn't give you the right to say anything offensive, but other people could say potentially offensive things to you, and it was your responsibility not to be offended. This was surprisingly hard to explain to people; many people would read the careful explanation and hear, "Crocker's Rules mean you can say offensive things to other people."

Singularitarians are the munchkins of the real world. We just ignore all the usual dungeons and head straight for the cycle of infinite wish spells.

World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation.

Moore's Law of Mad Science: Every eighteen months, the minimum IQ necessary to destroy the world drops by one point.

Remember, if you succeed in everything you try in life, you're living below your full potential and you should take up more difficult or daring things.

There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model.