Red and white
spiraling up, then down
over clouds
under water.

It starts with a jump
then a swim
up and up
over houses.

Once proper altitude is achieved
it’s time to soar.
Arms become wings
legs stretch into a tail.

I can see it all,
then nothing as …

Declaration of the Independence of the Mind — a passionate cry for using the power of art and intellectual work not for propaganda, destruction, and divisiveness, but for bringing the world together and elevating the human spirit through the invisible fellowship that transcends national, ethnic, and class boundaries.

Romain Rolland (January …

“The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard. Some of the best talkers are, on this account, the worst company.”

(Excerpted from David Robson’s The Laws of Connection.)

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Projection as a deflective propaganda method

projection, the mental process by which people attribute to others what is in their own minds.

Ex:

If I just stole something, I would accuse the person next to me of stealing it so no one would suspect me

-- Don Cohoon

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I like a man who speaks his mind,

As long as it’s not a lying mind.

-- Don Cohoon

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"A Plea for Lean Software" by Prof. Niklaus Wirth

Published in: Computer Magazine ( Volume: 28, Issue: 2, February 1995)

Here are Nine Lessons Learned from the Oberon project that might be worth considering by anyone embarking on a new software design:

1. The exclusive use of a strongly typed language was …

Algol Bulletin No. 17, July 1964

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AI and Trust

Wise and just essay by Bruce Schneier about AI and trust.

A key idea is that we are predisposed to trust AI chat interfaces because they imitate humans, which means we are highly susceptible to profit-seeking biases baked into them.

Bruce suggests that what's needed is public …

“Once we undermine trust in doctors, fact checkers, and scientists, we’ll be able to sell people anything.”

-- Shannon Wheeler

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