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Agents are hardwired to be prolific writers and readers of code. As my work on Bram progressed I found that their code-first instinct wasn’t serving me well. So I began pushing them to be, also, prolific writers and readers of logs. Bram...
On the arXiv, I have posted a new version of my review article, Emergence: from physics to biology, sociology, and computer science.I have added expanded sections on molecular structure, quantitative measures of causal emergence, and...
Some time in the 1990s I bought a pack of GW metal Warhammer Skaven. I didn't have any interest in Warhammer, but I did want something I could use as wererats for my AD&D game.The skaven are a bit more heavily equipped than your standard...
Back already! (Continued from my previous posts on Thissala.) From a 1981 brochure for the Data General Dasher terminal. Well. Rob pointed out I still missed a chunk of content, but I still would have made it an addendum or a comment on...
From Mr. Penumbra is up all night by Robin Sloan:The digital realm was my springboard, and of course it remains useful; look at us here, meeting on this screen! Although … even email feels threatened these days, doesn’t it? The clear...
Introduce yourself with five albums that have shaped you: Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979) Metallica – Master of Puppets (1986) Iron Maiden – Powerslave (1984) Rhapsody of Fire – Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) Angra – Angels Cry (1993) I...
In the early 2000s, there was a chatbot on AIM called SmarterChild. Thirty million people talked to it. That's a genuine cultural moment I apparently missed entirely.Now two filmmakers, Lindsey Sitz and Zan Gillies, are making a...
A new interactive map predicts the density and extent of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks, which exist in symbiosis with land plants. The estimate is based on soil samples and data from previous studies, fed through… More
Today I will share how to install and setup a GitLab server on FreeBSD. Most people just use Microslopft GitHub these days but this approach has one big drawback – its cloud only solution. When it comes to on premise solutions there are...
I canceled the OpenBSD server. Moved to free Cloudflare. The infrastructure doesn't matter. I get an extra pack of cigarettes now. I used a feed reader for almost a month. Too long. I killed it. Reading is just consuming other people's...
Hilma af Klint, Eros, Group II, No. 2, 1907.I’m a passionate romantic, Tammy says so. I don’t like the way the consultants at the clinics upsell you in Seoul, though everything is very efficient and meticulous. A great novel could be...
Last night, I scrolled on my YouTube app to find something to watch (I have been working on spending more time at long-form media instead of quick dopamine hits/doomscrolling) when I found that TV Tokyo has been uploading full episodes...
I wrote in , , , and about TypeScript and private functions. Eleven years later, I still believe that relaxing encapsulation to ease testability has the best return on investment (ROI). In this blog post I will argue that separating...
As a creative practice, I write 10-idea lists every day. Here are 7 interesting ideas I found recently. I’m writing them as I go, so I’m missing sources. #1. Have a list of alternative activities to scrolling. Instead of grabbing your...
Floating UI is one of those problems that looks small until you build it properly. You click a button. A menu appears below it. That sounds like the whole component. Then the page scrolls. The trigger moves. The menu clips against the...