ken
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Fascinated by complexity, emergence, simplicity, life. Tweeting curious multiplicities, random intersections, multiple associations, Koestler's ants?
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For fans of Tufte, this is the best-designed book I've seen that shows off science
pubs.usgs.gov/publication/...
pubs.usgs.gov/publication/...
USGS Publications Warehouse
A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote of minor flooding and damage. Some noted that no parent earthquake had been felt; they were wonderi...
pubs.usgs.gov
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
For fans of Tufte, this is the best-designed book I've seen that shows off science
pubs.usgs.gov/publication/...
pubs.usgs.gov/publication/...
search as a simple source of serendipity, if we're not too specific, and are happy to go off on a tangent
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
search as a simple source of serendipity, if we're not too specific, and are happy to go off on a tangent
rainy day = reading day
December 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
rainy day = reading day
so much solar in the stream, seem like we're in a transition from solarpunk to the main stream norms, more money in growth there than protecting the dirty old moats
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
so much solar in the stream, seem like we're in a transition from solarpunk to the main stream norms, more money in growth there than protecting the dirty old moats
"the trickster is a mediator. Since his mediating function occupies a position halfway between two polar terms, he must retain something of that duality— namely an ambiguous and equivocal character" -- Levi Strauss
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"the trickster is a mediator. Since his mediating function occupies a position halfway between two polar terms, he must retain something of that duality— namely an ambiguous and equivocal character" -- Levi Strauss
the sun is so low, as we approach the equinox, you can sense the tilt of the earth - and start to imagine how far around the sun we'll be in a few months
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
the sun is so low, as we approach the equinox, you can sense the tilt of the earth - and start to imagine how far around the sun we'll be in a few months
seeing lovely aurora photos, then sensing something not quite right - the same questions we learned to ask about urban myths, shifted to a visual format
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
seeing lovely aurora photos, then sensing something not quite right - the same questions we learned to ask about urban myths, shifted to a visual format
being in a space as an ecstatic feeling
cathedral as space-age architecture
December 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
being in a space as an ecstatic feeling
covered bridges - appeal to humans like a box to a cat
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
covered bridges - appeal to humans like a box to a cat
"Understanding" is my favorite word" -- Taiichi Ohno
"It is easy to understand theory with the mind; the problem is to remember it with the body" -- Taiichi Ohno
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Understanding" is my favorite word" -- Taiichi Ohno
"My mother spoke only Irish Gaelic until she was quite old, but numbers… numbers are the same in any language. When I came to America in 1924, I had to learn a new tongue, but math was a constant" -- Kathleen Antonelli (on the ENIAC)
Kathleen Antonelli: The Subroutine’s Architect – How Ireland’s Invisible Programmer Built Modern Software
From Irish immigrant to ENIAC coder, Kathleen Antonelli invented the subroutine while being told to smile for cameras. Hear how she cracked machine logic, fought erasure, and shaped the digital age…
voxmeditantis.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"My mother spoke only Irish Gaelic until she was quite old, but numbers… numbers are the same in any language. When I came to America in 1924, I had to learn a new tongue, but math was a constant" -- Kathleen Antonelli (on the ENIAC)
"When you have no manual, no language, and no one to ask, you improvise" -- Frances Spence (on the ENIAC)
Frances Spence: The Quiet Programmer Who Taught ENIAC to Think and Then Vanished from History
Frances Spence helped programme ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer, inventing software engineering from scratch – then left the field when she married. Discover how one brilli…
voxmeditantis.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
"When you have no manual, no language, and no one to ask, you improvise" -- Frances Spence (on the ENIAC)
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I’m a little late with this but here’s December arriving, from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I’m a little late with this but here’s December arriving, from Makorori Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️
"Each century originates a new complexity and each new generation faces a new vexation in it" -- Niebuhr
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
"Each century originates a new complexity and each new generation faces a new vexation in it" -- Niebuhr
"Beauty is all around us"
Sycamore tree, summer meadow. I started exploring our neighborhood, through the seasons, through the years, since I was grounded from flying because of my health. 📸 #warmth from the summer sun. Beauty is all around us. 🌅#theMeadow #photography #thePhotoHour #BlueskyArtShow
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Beauty is all around us"
two typos of people
typos as a surprisingly good source of serendipitous search
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
two typos of people
do all science experiments look like mad science?
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
do all science experiments look like mad science?
what if the extended brain decides to exclude us (hmm, scratches chin - embodied brain feels its still connected)
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
what if the extended brain decides to exclude us (hmm, scratches chin - embodied brain feels its still connected)
"this curious-child was very fond of pretending to be two people"
"`But it's no use now,' thought poor Alice, `to pretend to be two people! Why, there's hardly enough of me left to make one respectable person"
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"this curious-child was very fond of pretending to be two people"
gets into a flow-state, looks at clock, and wonders why we still use clockwork technology for coordination, no longer needing to meet in same space etc.
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
gets into a flow-state, looks at clock, and wonders why we still use clockwork technology for coordination, no longer needing to meet in same space etc.
maps, explanations, laying it out flat - to look down on the world, like the architects visions - the stuff of spy films, and competence porn in general
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
maps, explanations, laying it out flat - to look down on the world, like the architects visions - the stuff of spy films, and competence porn in general
"Tomorrow Was The Golden Age saw the group pare down to a seven-person ensemble composed of a pianist, two clarinetists, two bassists, a cellist and a tape-delay operator"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_%2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_%2...
Bing & Ruth - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Tomorrow Was The Golden Age saw the group pare down to a seven-person ensemble composed of a pianist, two clarinetists, two bassists, a cellist and a tape-delay operator"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_%2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_%2...
system on a chip - nice
datacenter on a chip - wait what
datacenter on a chip - wait what
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
system on a chip - nice
datacenter on a chip - wait what
datacenter on a chip - wait what
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It is incredible how many stars can be seen even with the light pollution from Glastonbury Town below. Orion just to the left of the tower. Photograph from about 04.30 this morning.
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
It is incredible how many stars can be seen even with the light pollution from Glastonbury Town below. Orion just to the left of the tower. Photograph from about 04.30 this morning.
"how" seems to waste less time than "why"
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"how" seems to waste less time than "why"