» Consider mesh structured (hypertext, RDF, the web) vs tree
structured (XML, HTML, RSS,
Outliners[1], file systems).
In the real wo ...

» Did I have a problem with tone? ;) No blame, no
packdrill./meta Strange that
mastodon toots are both too
long and too short. 500 ( ...

» I don't think equating capitalist and GDP rankings with
WEIRD is a good fit. China,
India, Indonesia, S Korea may
appear to use co ...

» https://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2010/10/weste
rn-educated-industrialized-ric
h-and-democratic/181667/WEIRD
= Western, ...

» 3 thoughts.1. Be very, very careful about generalising from
US, Western, WIERD experience.
Non-WEIRD cultures are much
more prone ...

» This.This sequence just works. There's no reason to improve
it.1. Pre-registration of
voters, nominating voting
station2. Mailout ...

» CW considered harmful. Except for NSFW images. Or joke
reveals.I've decided I don't
like the use of CW to avoid
showing politics, ...

» We want the finest wines available to humanity! We want them
here and we want them
now!Because,

» Strongly recommend reading this some time. Good discussion
of the real world (as opposed
to SciFi) problems with space
colonisatio ...

» Nuclear Propulsion. Just because it's so ridiculous. :)