Author: operator

  • 5 things, 1 of n

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    1. There are too many posts in my drafts. 2. Alysa Liu’s joyful Olympic figure skating performances have been the highlight of my week. Actually, the friendship and joy radiating from all the Olympic women’s figure skating competitors, but especially the US contingent, were welcome glimmers in the past few days. It’s so wonderful to…

  • Collected quotes, 6 of n: Language, translation, identity, empire (1)

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    A confluence of things, lately: And as a result, then, a lot of simmering thoughts these days on the many ways to set the protocols and criteria and languages (in the broadest sense of the word) for sustaining or challenging various systems. Mythic language is discourse, that is, it cannot be anything but systematic; one…

  • This space should be a notebook // Cats

    Let’s not get too precious about what gets posted here.

  • Today in science, 12.02.24

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    1. Researchers built a smartwatch heartbeat monitor that relied on slime mold to operate, and over the course of caring for their living devices, the participants developed an emotional attachment to these. This study’s main hypothesis was that requiring some degree of physical care in an interactive device would lead to users being more invested…

  • Netrunner Never Died

    Netrunner is one of the best games of all time. It has also been — at least, by official tally — “dead” for six years now. What is Netrunner anyway? Netrunner is an asymmetric card game for two players, with each playing vastly different games that somehow still mesh together beautifully. Since its inception, Netrunner…

  • Flora Singapura: New finds in GBB

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    Plants have always been an important part of a good day for me. When I run into plants, that means I’m wandering around outside; and when I’m wandering around outside, that means I’m discovering bits and pieces of the world rather than getting stuck in my own head. My aunt over here loves taking walks,…