Topographic Map of Kenya
Topographic Map of Kenya
Notes are conversations across time - by Gordon Brander
"Notes are conversations across time. I think this is more than just a poetic analogy. It is a shift in perspective that can be grounded in cybernetics theory, particularly Gordon Pask’s Conversation Theory. We often talk about knowledge as if it is a storable commodity. We gain, gather, and transfer knowledge, share knowledge artifacts, build knowledge graphs. Conversation Theory takes another view. It sees knowledge as conversational. Knowledge exists subjectively in our minds, and is constructed through conversation with others."
Sept 9th 2021 - 111111 days since the founding of the Grand Masonic Lodge of England
"The Flying Head Put to Flight by a Woman Parching Acorns" - Illustration from David Cusick’s "Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations" (1826). Likely the earliest account of Native American folklore to be written and published in English by a Native American author.
A Yogic Model for Information Processing - by Vakibs
Are current user-interfaces encouraging us to consume information mindlessly? Does blocking information help? Can human consciousness be elevated by better interface design for applications? In this essay, I will use the Yogic philosophical framework to sketch out how such a theory for cognition and “information processing” might look like. In Yoga, before we deal with the mind, we discuss two things: food and breath. I will discuss them first as metaphors. This follows the understanding that the human body is a “Pancha Kōsha” or that it has 5 conceptual planes.
Predictive Cinema: The Omega Man (1971) & Soylent Green (1973)
The Omega Man: "Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons."
Soylent Green: "By 2022, the effects of overpopulation, pollution and climate catastrophe have caused severe worldwide shortages of food, water and housing. Soylent Industries controls the food supply of half of the world."
Today in "the fall of western civilization"
"A new law in Australia gives authorities powers to hack the phones or social media accounts of ‘suspects’ and disrupt their data without a judge’s warrant. Some senators described it as ‘absolutely disgusting’ after it was rushed through parliament in less than 24 hours"
Medieval Lego Guillotine
The most basic form of mind control is repetition
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Compensation Madness
In today's world, a manager or software engineer can earn 100X+ more than a healthcare support- or childcare professional. For everybody - perhaps except the managers - it is evident that monetary compensation has become completely unhinged from the actual value a professional offers to society. And then people regularly wonder why things are all fucked up in the world... after which they usually go hire an expensive management consultant to figure out why things are so fucked up. It is systemic madness perpetuated by the insanely greedy.
Green Hills of Monterey
Feeling blessed, that i get to visit this wonderful place very soon