want to be in a romantic relationship with me? please read this book and sign this contract

i found out a few months ago that my friend, kendra, made her now-husband read all about love by bell hooks with her before they got married.

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intro to complexity theory

there are many forthcoming posts (and some i’ve already written about systems in general) that deal with complexity. in order to make sure those posts are well-grounded, i feel like it’s important to write through my understanding of complexity theory.

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infantilization, risk (in)tolerance, the western electorate, and mit

this post has the potential to be a doozy but i’m going to try and keep it tight and high-level. let’s see how it goes.

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mindstorms: the qwerty phenomenon

in chapter 1 (Computers and Computer Cultures) of mindstorms, seymour papert identifies the qwerty phenomenon. he says:

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writing out loud and ariadne's thread

a couple of months ago, i was chatting with spencer about writing and i articulated something about my daily writing practice that felt noteworthy. in a sense, this post could be an extension of the why i keep a public journal post.

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