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A Slight Cold
I’ve got a slight cold, and it’s such a relief. I’d spent the weekend coming up with a new schema to through into my system, and yesterday was when the rubber was to really hit the road, and I just couldn’t. I didn’t feel like
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The Metaverse
Stephenson, of course, wasn’t being entirely original either. His vision of the metaverse owed a debt to Vernor Vinge’s 1981 True Names and to a series of William Gibson novels from the ’80s. Both of those authors owed a debt to Morton Heilig’s 1962 Sensorama machine, and
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Secret Knowledge
Minecraft, as the novelist and technology writer Robin Sloan has observed, is “a game about secret knowledge.” That’s part of what’s so amazing about it, you have to dip your toes in, get a feel for it, and then go research how to do everything. The Minecraft Generation
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Cult-Nats Meet Freaky-Deke
If being black meant nothing but being oppressed by white people, black liberation would have no meaning. Like if white people weren’t around to be mad at, people into being black would be out of a job. I think there’s something here for the neurodiverse crowd to think
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Off Hiatus
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On Hiatus
Hey everyone, So after a half-century of strange and interesting Thanksgivings, this one took the cake. The last two days have been extremely traumatic and I need to step back from everything for a bit. I’m placing this blog and my Twitter account on hold for a bit. If
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Absolutely gorgeous sunset tonight
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Lotus Root Drum
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Covid cases are surging in Europe. America is in denial about what lies in store for it | Eric Topol | The Guardian
Now is the time for the US to heed the European signal for the first time, to pull out all the stops. Promote primary vaccination and boosters like there’s no tomorrow. Aggressively counter the pervasive misinformation and disinformation. Accelerate and expand the vaccine mandates that unfortunately became necessary and
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Daring Fireball: Clive Thompson: 'The Metaverse Is Already Here — It’s Minecraft
I would argue that Minecraft’s sensational and enduring popularity isn’t despite the fact that it is not open source, but because it is not open source. Open source is not a panacea — far from it. An open source Minecraft, would likely, in my opinion, devolve into something akin
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I Speak Cat
Me: It is an ancient law written in the language of cats, “No Cats Upon The Table.” Kid A: That’s not in Cat, that’s in English. Me: Sorry. Meow meow meow meow. Kid A: Oh wow, it is in Cat! Kid B: Meow meow meow meow! Kid A:
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Why Do We Hold Ourselves to Neurotypical Standards?
I came across this video a while ago, and since I watched it I’ve been thinking about the standards that I try to achieve.