Artists at the bottom of the post Characteristics Dominant colors: Blue Attributes: Vibrant, playful, energetic, meditative, blissful, exciting Temperature: Cool Activity level: High Associated season: Summer Connected fields: Woodland Winds, Growth Spiral, Maboroshi no Natsu, Kaltstroeme InspirationsThe biggest...

This is a blogpost about my favourite aliens. Okay, in my opinion, there is nothing interesting about aliens who's entire conceit is humans with funny coloured skin and a cool hat *Credit: Doctor Who* I want to good stuff, with crazy physio-psychology and divergent evolutionary strategies. I want to look at the...

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while. As can be seen from previous posts here on my blog, I spent some time quite a few years ago looking into the current state of science regarding (human) cognition, consciousness and really what it is that “we” really are. Like Sabine Hossenfelder, the unavoidable...

This guide explains how I install a clean version of Perl from source on macOS, along with the modules that I use every day. My philosophy for programming tools is to try to keep things as simple and transparent as possible. I often find that modern package and version managers, while powerful, add layers of...

Another Day at the Fair

BowieWorld, via mutant ratz on YouTube. In January 1999, BowieNet members were sent a CD that contained software for BowieWorld, a 3D chat environment built by a company called Worlds.com. It was a basic version of what Second Life would eventually launch in 2003 — a virtual world in which cartoonish three...

Definitivamente la trilogía de Corfú de Gerald Durrell ha sido uno de mis descubrimientos. Me han gustado los tres libros por igual, me han fascinado sus historias y querría más. Mucho más. Si alguien sabe más libros de este tipo, por favor, que me cuente. En algún momento reviviré estas historias a través de la...

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No remaster. Only the original game, modded for additional greatness. And it got me thinking...

I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy (Richard Feynman)1 Im Grundstudium erzählen sie, dass das Alltagsleben auf einem Geflecht von generalisierenden Annahmen über die Welt basiert, ohne die wir nicht leben oder Handeln könnten, und dass schon dieses Geflecht...

I'll keep this one short and sweet: Digital archiving is crucial in the face of rising fascism. I'll go over the why and the how. WhyFascists are grappling for power around the world. The US is only the most notable example, but European countries are showing much of the same worrying trends, and I don't think I...