From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eternal return (also known as “eternal recurrence“) is a concept which posits that the universe has been recurring, and will continue to recur, in a self-similar form an infinite number of times across infinite time and or infinite space. The concept initially inherent in Indian philosophy was later found in ancient Egypt, and was subsequently taken up by the Pythagoreans and Stoics. With the decline of antiquityand the spread of Christianity, the concept fell into disuse in the western world, though Friedrich Nietzsche resurrected it. In addition, the philosophical concept of eternal recurrence was addressed by Arthur Schopenhauer. It is a purely physical concept, involving no supernatural reincarnation,...

For the past seven years, Czech creator Jakub ‘Amanita’ Dvorský has been behind some of indie/adventure gaming’s most striking designs, most recently and notably with his rust-washed pen-and-ink point & click Machinarium (featured here on Boing Boing several months back). There’s typically a too-long pregnant pause after each of his games is completed where we wait to hear where he’s going to take us next, but his latest answer comes sooner than later and is a surprising one, as he announces that he’s turning his attention instead to film. Directed by the BAFTA nominated Jan Sverák and due for release...

Permalinks are the permanent URLs to your individual weblog posts, as well as categories and other lists of weblog postings. A permalink is what another weblogger will use to link to your article (or section), or how you might send a link to your story in an e-mail message. The URL to each post should be permanent, and never change — hencepermalink. Permalink Types There are three basic types of WordPress permalinks: Default: “Ugly” The default looks like http://example.com/?p=N where N is the Post ID number. It works on all server environments, but it doesn’t look as nice as some of the...

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