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I and Thou and Life in Aspergerstan 20 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm
Mike is a 2013 blogging resident visiting us from his home blog Omniorthogonal. “I want to see you not through the Machine,” said Kuno. “I want to speak to you not through the wearisome Machine.” – ...
An Archetypes Map 15 Aug 2013 | 04:54 am
I’ve been trying to organize my thinking around archetypes into a broader landscape. Here’s my first stab at organizing a subset of the many I’ve played around with over the years. This exercise inter...
On Freedomspotting 9 Aug 2013 | 04:52 am
Of all the seductive ideas in psychology, none is more dangerous than the idea that one is free. Humans have a tendency to jump to conclusions on the matter, on the basis of the flimsiest of evidence....
The Quality of Life 1 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
The idea of quality of life is very twentieth-century. It sparks associations with ideas like statistical quality control and total quality management. It is the idea that entire human lives can be ob...
The Networked Narrative 26 Jul 2013 | 12:14 am
Drew is a 2013 blogging resident visiting us from his home blog over at Kneeling Bus. “In every age urban spaces—streets and squares—have served to stage spectacles in which the citizenry participate...
You Are Not an Artisan 10 Jul 2013 | 10:49 am
A couple of weeks ago, after reading yet another piece of high-minded marketing copy, full of words like hand-crafted and artisan, a silly verse popped unbidden into my head: This is not the renaissa...
Consciousness: An Outside View 1 Jul 2013 | 10:08 pm
Kevin is a 2013 blogging resident visiting us from his home blog over at Melting Asphalt. How can ‘mere’ matter, properly configured, manage to be conscious? Are chimpanzees or elephants conscious? C...
Players versus Specators 26 Jun 2013 | 09:16 pm
I’ve been growing increasingly interested in the interaction between players and spectators in various games, literal and metaphoric. In both kinds of games, spectators need players to create value, a...
War and Nonhuman Agency 19 Jun 2013 | 10:08 pm
Mike is a 2013 blogging resident visiting us from his home blog Omniorthogonal. There are no men, only artillery, infantry, cavalry. Huge masses and the instruments of their direction. Each member of ...
New York City Meetup on Wednesday, 12th June 11 Jun 2013 | 05:27 pm
The Tristate area Refactorings meetup group is holding its monthly meetup in New York, on Wednesday (the 12th) at Pete’s Tavern at 6:30 PM. The group has been active online and offline for about six m...
