moridinamael

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   by moridinamael 10y ago

   Think of each layer as an opportunity to perform a level of abstraction or categorization. Concepts are built out of smaller concepts which are built out of smaller concepts; lots of layers allows lots of hierarchy in the concepts. The firs
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   by moridinamael 10y ago

   Yup. This reminds me of the novel The Diamond Age in which the poor tend not to be able to read, but instead navigate the technological world exclusively using pictograms which descended from modern "icon" design. In such a world,
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   by moridinamael 11y ago

   Water wet, more at eleven
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   by moridinamael 11y ago

   I still chuckle to recall my friends in grad school who TA'ed being told by professors, quote, "Don't fuck your students."