Allan Antliff Anarchy in Toronto 1999 From Fifth Estate #352, Winter 1999

Let’s explore subjectivity in algorithm design using one the most iconic algorithms of the internet age: PageRank. First, a brief primer on the formulation of the PageRank algorithm. The algorithm…

Compartmentalization is a defense mechanism in which people mentally separate conflicting thoughts, emotions, or experiences to avoid the discomfort of contradiction. That uncomfortable state is called cognitive dissonance, and it’s one that humans try to avoid, by modifying certain beliefs or behaviors or through strategies like compartmentalization.

How to Sabotage A Scrum Master: 44 Practices from the Trenches to Avoid — Scrum Master Survival Guide #11 by Age-of-Product.com

Halley’s Concerto “The Concerto was a great cry of rebellion. It was a "No" flung at some vast process of torture, a denial of suffering, a denial that held the agony of the struggle to break free. The sounds were like a voice saying: There is no necessity for pain— why, then, is the worst pain reserved for those who will not accept its necessity?— we who hold the love and the secret of joy, to what punishment have we been sentenced for it, and by whom? . . . The sounds of torture became defianc

Posts about writing process written by L. Marie

A couple of years ago, prompted by a query from Michael Smethurst/@fantasticlife (then of the BBC, now of UK Parliament), I put together a post that described several ways for visually exploring th…