I've been playing Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, as I imagine a few million people have, but when I came across the Epic Win blog post on Eu.Battle.net, I paused and reflected with a cup of coffee. From the blog post:

...Epic wins can take on many forms. Occasionally, an epic win will follow a long string of defeats; after fighting what seems to be an impossible battle, you’re able to come from behind and claim a last-minute victory for yourself or your team. Other times, an epic win is the culmination of several perfect in-game actions: your APM is high, your build orders are precision-timed, your micro and macro are flawless -- everything falls into place as if predestined, and when you come out victorious, you sort of just want to sit back, put your hands behind your head, and say to yourself “yeah, that was awesome.”...

Pollination, with entomophily as an example, is a complete accident that perpetuates what both insects and plants need. While we can marvel at the system of pollination. To think otherwise would be to credit evolution with a consciousness and to give evolution a consciousness would have serious repercussions for atheists and the religious alike.

The failed evolutions aren't counted because they are dead. The failed pollinations aren't counted because they aren't pollinations.

Life is a series of abstractions that float on top of each other and we only pick the abstractions we can make sense of.

Self abuse is the worst form of the abuse. People do it every day. Making excuses, blaming others and otherwise denying their own responsibility, not taking action and waiting for someone to save them.

It affects everyone in their web of life - the people who care for them, who try to help them despite them and who inadvertently enable them. It decreases the value of not only themselves but everyone that they touch.

Self abuse should be limited to masturbation. The victim there doesn't complain and no one else need get involved. If the victim complains, they're doing it wrong... and will probably blame someone else.

At the airport, two cousins say farewell.

"I hope you do well", the younger says to his elder cousin the traveler.

"Well, you know I only need coffee", the traveler says. He doesn't need much.

"Yeah, well I mean better than that", the younger says, having seen his cousin go through some hard times and sincerely wishing him well.

"What's better than coffee?", asks the elder with a laugh.

A shrug.

"See, that's the problem now isn't it?", responds the traveler.