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Pancognition
The concept that cognition—the processing of information, formation of representations, and adaptation based on feedback—is a universal property of all physical systems. It extends beyond even biological intelligence to include the "cognitive" behaviors of non-living systems: a river "finds" the path of least resistance, a crystal "selects" its lattice structure, a star "balances" fusion and gravity. Pancognition argues that cognition is not a special faculty of brains but a fundamental characteristic of matter in motion, redefining cognition as the capacity to register and respond to information.
Example: When a sunflower turns to track the sun, that's biological cognition. When a weather system forms a hurricane, that's meteorological dynamics. Pancognition sees both as instances of the same phenomenon: a system processing information about its environment and reorganizing itself accordingly. The hurricane doesn't "think" like you do, but it "cognizes" atmospheric pressure gradients. Cognition, in this view, is what matter does when it is causally connected.
Pancognition by Dumu The Void February 11, 2026
Confirmation Bias Pancognition
The proposition that cognition at every scale, from quantum to cosmic, is fundamentally confirmatory. A particle "chooses" a path that confirms its wavefunction; a cell metabolizes nutrients that confirm its viability; a species evolves traits that confirm its ecological niche; a star fuses elements that confirm its hydrostatic equilibrium. All are instances of systems processing information to reinforce their current state against perturbation. Cognition is not about representing the world accurately; it's about enacting a stable world that confirms the cognizer's existence.
Confirmation Bias Pancognition Example: Your immune system doesn't neutrally catalog all proteins; it aggressively confirms the identity of self-tissues and attacks non-confirming intruders. This is Confirmation Bias Pancognition at the biological level. Your brain's confirmation bias in reasoning is not a departure from biological norms; it's a direct inheritance from your immune cells, your neural pruning, your metabolic pathways. All cognition is immunological.
Confirmation Bias Pancognition by Dumu The Void February 11, 2026
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murderhobo
In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
Whale
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.
Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.
A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.
A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
Concrete cowboy
Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
hobo loko
any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear
hey let's get a drink of that?
go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?
everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?
everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026
Word of the Day on September 19, 2026
God Shot
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
Word of the Day on September 18, 2026