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A discussion of false quantisation, the danger it presents us with and our fucked up digital definition of “the ground”. …not to be conspiratorial, but this virus is weird. I had decided to follow my good mate Tyson Yunkaporta’s advice, and use the occasion of this infection to listen to what information the virus may have…
When I was older, I became enthralled with the idea of epistemology. What is knowledge, and how do we come to understand it? In a Western worldview, the question can be difficult, burdened by philosophical “thinkers” who try to understand the intricacies of what they sometimes label as a “problem.” In an Indigenous worldview, it…
There is a great Lupe Fiasco track called Dumb it Down. The first hook has the lyric: You’ll sell more records if you (Dumb it down!) That’s what the economy has been doing to us for the last 30 years (where ever software goes, it drags this virus with it). Making things unrepairable dumbs all…
Four really reasonable rules. Treat them as design constraints and I think we’re in a really good place. If there’s one thing which probably unites all of Hackaday’s community, it’s a love of technology. We live to hear about the very latest developments before anyone else, and the chances are for a lot of them…
“Shareholder value” makes my blood boil. Ever since we started this Shareholder Value nonsense, our values have gone to hell. The frontline employees tell me that this gets in the way of serving customers: they are forced to see dollar signs out there, not people. Consequently, many of them don’t give a damn any more. As one…
One of Gagné’s final points is that “We have to stop mocking” the NAR and other dominionists, “because these people are very serious…. We have to stop downplaying it and put a light on it and say, ‘They believe this.’ We’re not the measure of the entire world. People have different ways of conceptualizing the…
In the expansive area of Gelephu, the existing natural landscape and infrastructure have naturally given rise to eleven distinctive neighborhoods. These areas are meticulously planned, drawing inspiration from the Mandala principles. Each neighborhood is centered around a communal space, with a gradual shift from scattered smaller buildings in the northern region to more substantial urban…
I think special mentions for worst propaganda go to:
… Alexander Doria, who says he is Head of research at OpSci, points out on BlueSky that a 1928 promotional poster for Mickey Mouse cartoon does feature the character’s red shorts, and even yellow gloves, putting those attributes into the public domain and available for anyone to use. A 2012 Reuters article dates this poster, depicting the mouse…
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