Lone Signal

Author: Kate

  • Weightless

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    When I was younger, I used to be consumed by resentment over any perceived misunderstanding or false impression of me. Part of it was the very natural irritation that anyone might feel from being “misperceived,” as it were. Looking back, though, I think a lot of it was also about the obligations or expectations that…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • This space should be a notebook // Cats

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

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  • Modular living

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    While packing for my trip back home for the holidays, I caught myself doing something curious.

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  • 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…

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