вернулся, ага

И еще полтора гига фото на мыльницу.

Модно, кстати, вместо «интеллектуальная собственность» говорить «воображаемая собственность».

Чтение Гиббона, как оказалось, хорошо влияет на практику игры в четвертую Цивилизацию; даже удивительно. Эта романтизированная и упорядоченная хроника, с ясными (хотя и наверняка не совсем верными и точно полуобъясненными) причинами и следствиями, с перечнем пороков и добродетелей императоров, с частым повторением слова «opulent» — она очень сильно влияет на разум.

О неоплатониках:

…by mistaking the true object of philosophy, their labours contributed much less to improve than to corrupt the human understanding. The knowledge that is suited to our situation and powers, the whole compass of moral, natural, and mathematical science, was neglected by the new Platonists; whilst they exhausted their strength in the verbal disputes of metaphysics, attempted to explore the secrets of the invisible world, and studied to reconcile Aristotle with Plato, on subjects of which both these philosophers were as ignorant as the rest of mankind. Consuming their reason in these deep but unsubstantial meditations, their minds were exposed to illusions of fancy. They flattered themselves that they possessed the secret of disengaging the soul from its corporeal prison; claimed a familiar intercourse with daemons and spirits; and, by a very singular revolution, converted the study of philosophy into that of magic. The ancient sages had derided the popular superstition; after disguising its extravagance by the thin pretence of allegory, the disciples of Plotinus and Porphyry became its most zealous defenders. As they agreed with the Christians in a few mysterious points of faith, they attacked the remainder of their theological system with all the fury of civil war. The new Platonists would scarcely deserve a place in the history of science, but in that of the church the mention of them will very frequently occur.

Надо заметить, на мехматском курсе философии про Платона с Аристотелем тоже рассказывают ненужное говно. И так тысячелетиями!