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Many humans being powerless is a familiar situation, but we think like there's some law against every human being powerless. That changes if you introduce a new species with superior performance at everything.
in reply to Katja Grace

also changes if you introduce a species with superior performance at the right things, while still not (maybe even far from) everything


Transcription software creates a better record of what I say when I'm experiencing transcription software than is ideal


If I lie down and close my eyes, I often get right to sleep. However, doing so sounds dreadful: I want to live! There are a handful of kinds of living that actually make me sleepy though, and one of them is mathy puzzles you can do in your head. Anyone have good ones?
in reply to Katja Grace

curious for existing examples of the thing, both for guiding what responses I think are appropriate and also so I can try using them too :P