Andrei Stoica
@andreistoica
Andrei Stoica
To us, Chang’s essay gets to the heart of the matter. Through the lens of his theory, we’ve come to see it this way: strong flavors, namely umami, mark a surge of intensity in the flow of experience. It also becomes clear that paradox itself is at the heart of contemporary consumption.
For example:
“This shouldn’t be good but it is”
“This doesn’t... See more
For example:
“This shouldn’t be good but it is”
“This doesn’t... See more
NEMESIS • Returning to the Umami Theory of Value
Roger Federer on how art can be a byproduct of a commitment to a different goal:
"Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war."
PHTALO GREEN
The World Wide Web is what I know best (I’ve coded for money in the programming languages Java, JavaScript, Python, Perl, PHP, Clojure, and XSLT), but the Web is only one small part of the larger world of software development. There are 11 million professional software developers on earth, according to the research firm IDC. (An additional 7... See more
PAUL FORD • Paul Ford: What Is Code? | Bloomberg
It is the kind of building that when entered can make you feel infused with the opportunity of a world very different from the one you used to know. This is the essence of a futurist architecture. It is the ethic to make a building that convinces people they are living in the future.
Noah Putnam • The Concrete Oasis
A tale of two supervisors
I’m trying to learn more about San Francisco politics, and attended swearing-in ceremonies for two supervisors: Jackie Fielder of District 9 (Mission, Bernal, Portola) and Bilaal Mahmood of District 5 (Hayes, Tenderloin, Japantown). Fielder is a DSA member and longtime activist; Mahmood was a former SaaS founder turned... See more
I’m trying to learn more about San Francisco politics, and attended swearing-in ceremonies for two supervisors: Jackie Fielder of District 9 (Mission, Bernal, Portola) and Bilaal Mahmood of District 5 (Hayes, Tenderloin, Japantown). Fielder is a DSA member and longtime activist; Mahmood was a former SaaS founder turned... See more
Jasmine Sun • spy mania!
