language
The people who get to impose their metaphors on the culture get to define what we consider to be true.
~Lakoff & Johnson
Moreover, we should embrace the fact that what we are witnessing is the creation of a new branch of engineering. The term “engineering” is often
invoked in a narrow sense — in academia and beyond — with overtones of cold, affectless machinery, and negative connotations of loss of control by humans. But an engineering discipline can be what we want... See more
invoked in a narrow sense — in academia and beyond — with overtones of cold, affectless machinery, and negative connotations of loss of control by humans. But an engineering discipline can be what we want... See more
Artificial Intelligence — The Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet
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threads.netthe power of language
a beautiful passage from sublime’s innaugural zine on why language matters, in the context of building a different web.
To give birth, to nourish,
to bear and not to own,
to act and not lay claim,
to lead and not to rule:
this is mysterious power.
to bear and not to own,
to act and not lay claim,
to lead and not to rule:
this is mysterious power.
Maria Popova • A Small Dark Light: Ursula K. Le Guin on the Legacy of the Tao Te Ching and What It Continues to Teach Us About Personal and Political Power 2,500 Years...
björk said that trying to communicate through talking feels like trying to put the ocean through a straw
