Binary Oppositions
Does Not Compute These pairs have been on my mind recently. Some are ridiculous, others productive only in tension. Technology is killing us | Technology… Read More »Binary Oppositions
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Trees of No; or, Fractal (im)possibilities
What stops good things from happening? I came across this paragraph in The Counter‘s recent article on lab-grown meat: David Humbird, the UC Berkeley-trained chemical… Read More »Trees of No; or, Fractal (im)possibilities
Design Matters (8): Where’s that file?
I can make a reasonably sensible filing system, but tend to fall down when it comes to the practice of administrative maintenance. Like personal hygiene,… Read More »Design Matters (8): Where’s that file?
Technology (4): General Purpose Technologies
No one can escape the transforming fire of machines. Kevin Kelly – New Rules for the New Economy Not all technologies are created equal. Most… Read More »Technology (4): General Purpose Technologies
Eleph-ant; or, Small but perfectly formed
The word fragment is often misused to describe anything smaller than a bread box, but an eight-hundred page book is no more complete or unbroken… Read More »Eleph-ant; or, Small but perfectly formed
Mati-matian: on dying trying
Indonesians have a phrase, mati-matian (roughly speaking, “death-death”), for when you’re really giving something your all. They also say harga mati – “price of death”… Read More »Mati-matian: on dying trying
God’s Servant [Jakarta edition]
Some questions to bear in mind: Who’s it for? (Who is your project- or organisation, or life – supposed to be serving? What’s the official… Read More »God’s Servant [Jakarta edition]
How do hamsters outsmart humans?
For those who came in late, this is Joan. Born to Run Most of the signs – particularly the signs she leaves in her food… Read More »How do hamsters outsmart humans?
“What can I do to make things better?” (3): ends, means, and the Roomba of contingency
Uncertainty about ends, means and you. There’s an important caveat to the any understanding we come to about ends, means, and your place in the… Read More »“What can I do to make things better?” (3): ends, means, and the Roomba of contingency
“What can I do to make things better?” (2): assumptions
While you’re establishing* your habit of thought-and-action, look again at the question. It contains at least three assumptions, each raising another set of questions. 1.… Read More »“What can I do to make things better?” (2): assumptions