We Have Them Surrounded in Their Tanks
Originally published at ribbonfarm.com “We have them surrounded in their tanks.” So spoke Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, the infamous Iraqi Information Minister in the first days »
A Koan is not a Riddle
Originally published at ribbonfarm.com The following is a break from my Marginally Acceptable series. Venkatesh asked for a review of Gilles Deleuze’s Difference & »
Power Gradients and Spherical Cows
Originally published at ribbonfarm.com Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal had a comic recently explaining the argument against evolution based on the 2nd law of thermodynamics: “Life »
Love Your Parasites
Originally published at ribbonfarm.com Parasitism is usually defined as a multi-party ecological organization in which one party benefits at another’s expense, and is contrasted »
The Poor Usability Tell
Originally published at ribbonfarm.com Work can be a delight when your tools and your environment are crafted in ways that enable you to focus on »