January 2012
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Listenclnhll: Excision: 8 Bit Superhero In case you...
Jan 12th
Lockdown: The coming war on general-purpose... →
While highly technical, this is an important essay on the future of computing, and some of the threats to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in a life increasingly involved with computing devices. I’m posting this as part of the historical record for my blog. Cory Doctorow is the voice of the generation on these things.
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December 2011
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WatchWatch
Check out this video of reel to reel performance art … great stuff repurposing legacy tech to mash into something very, very new.
Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
“Mathematics, as currently practiced, is a command line.”
– Brett Victor, in Kill Math Read the fine article; Brett talks about changing the user interface (symbolic, abstract manipulation) of mathematics. He compares multiplication of Roman numerals (very hard) to multiplication of Arabic numerals (0-9, much easier) as an example of a state change in the...
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November 2011
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“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks...”
– Thomas A. Edison (via mareen)
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July 2011
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ListenFor all you dub-heads, this is the next step:...
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June 2011
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I’ve been missing my friend Eric of the Garden Temple. We met one night at 11:11, and worked together on a zine called RSVP, Delilah, because of that night. I broke his heart one afternoon; he never forgave me - and he parted ways. Sadly, he passed on a few years later after an acute illness. I encountered some memoribilia of his when packing some boxes and have been feeling wistful, warm...
Jun 12th
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“Because ten billion years is so fragile, so ephemeral… It arouses such a...”
– Now and Then, Here and There
Jun 12th
“In the 200,000 years since Homo Sapiens took her first steps across the African...”
– Jonathan Good (via soupsoup) And 2/3’s of all people who have ever lived to the age 65 are alive today. Antibiotics, vaccines, and clean water— that solves almost all of health problems and contributes to longevity and life expectancy. Once you save the kids, you spend trillions of dollars on...
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May 2011
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“There you go, giving a fuck when it ain’t your turn.”
– Detective Bunk Moreland, The Wire, season 1
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“The worst moments are your best opportunity… That’s how we judge...”
– Seth’s Blog: The worst moments are your best opportunity
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February 2011
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“It is precisely because Ramadan is unsympathetic to the idea of individual...”
– sp!ked review of books | The truth about tolerance (via ayjay) Now here is an insightful take on tolerance. (via adriantumble)
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