Links #13
- Hundred Rabbits on their tools ecosystem — several of their philosophies here appeal a lot to me, and I love how constraints (electricity, etc. in their case) lead to interesting ways to solve problems
- Brandur on small, sharp software tools — how to avoid getting cut on all the extra complexity (from using many small tools together)
- Carolyn Barber in Scientific American on how Covid can wreck your heart even if you haven’t had any symptoms — a bit terrifying if I’m honest, but obviously still important to be aware of
- Doug Belshaw with a quote from Joseph Tainter on the Ik of Uganda — the societal differences are striking (it’s basically everyone for themselves, starting at the ripe old age of three years old)
- Ratko Jagodic on his VR research using the forearm for both input and display — promising and exciting