Snippet: A Saying
“Judge ye! And know that ye are judged in turn.”
– Tectar Asamis, Second Exemplar of Saravoné
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economics
On Preextant Properties
Little more need be said on the matter of thoughts and chattelry; in truth, the Word is the thing and the whole of the thing: All the works of your hands: Stone and metal, wood and water, fire and wind. All that your will creates. These things are forged in
Agabanda
Curiously Enough, This Came Before Software
contract module: To avoid both unnecessary repetition, and to avoid the additional labor of poring over the mass of said repetition in search of differences from the commonplace form, Imperial contract law has long embraced the use of contract modules, sets of predefined and referenceable clauses and specifications to address
worldbuilding
Some Ancient Questions
Have a random selection of answers to old questions and comments that came up while I was clearing out my e-mail: In our world, there is a Spanish proverb that runs: Ladrón que roba a ladrón tiene cien años de perdón (memorably quoted in translation by the villian of The
temporal mechanics
Stealing From Yourself
The Advocate for Guilt has cited the existing precedent set by this Court in Ulpiaj v. Ulpiaj (7918), affirming that for one sophont to appropriate property from themselves in the past constitutes theft, inasmuch as a worldline-past time-slice of an individual cannot consent to the actions of a worldline-future time-slice.