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Clay Shirky turned me on to “The Collapse of Complex Societies” by Joseph Tainter. I’ve been reading it for a number of weeks, whenever I feel in the mood to mentally tackle the subject matter.
In a nutshell, the book’s thesis is basically this: In order to solve problems, societies must add complexity. Complexity is a valid method for solving problems, but increasing complexity comes with increasing energy needs.
Once a society is no longer able to sustain the energy costs of its level of complexity (i.e. when it reaches the unsustainable …

World of Warcraft and I have this silly relationship, wherein I quit after playing for a few months, only to come back months later when something interesting happens. The third expansion, Cataclysm, will be released soon, so I recently started playing again to get my characters ready for all the changes the expansion will bring.
It so happens that I started playing again just as the yearly Halloween event was going on. The OCD player that I am wouldn’t allow me to ignore it, so I started doing all the quests …

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As you may have noticed, there has been no recent Cubicle Bear posts. I happens that the character of Spacebear actually belonged to a co-worker who has moved on to a cube far away. She, of course, kidnapped took her beloved toy with her.
Luckily, my supportive guy and/or diehard Cubicle Bear fan has found me a Spacebear replacement via the internets. As it turns out, demand for Spacebears on eBay is low. Obviously, this seller had no idea what a gem he had (awkwardly listed under Burger King toy Spongebob …