Shawn Kilburn
@paperclypse
Shawn Kilburn
Clearly inspired by Umberto Eco’s Foucault’s Pendulum. 1980s philosophers and semioticians vie for a “function” of language that allows complete manipulation of others. Also, most amusingly, a character realizes he’s in a novel.
from In the Dust of This Planet
Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Full title of paper: “Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity: problems with using long words needlessly” by Daniel M. Oppenheimer
A good reminder that simple language makes it easier to share meaning and understanding with others
Floorp Browser
floorp.app
I’m intrigued by this Floorp browser (ok, 90% because of the name, tbh)
Very cool interactive visualization of an LLM transformer model
Voyager Golden Record
en.wikipedia.org
I didn’t realize there was such a variety of things on Voyager. (Thanks to In Ascension by Martin MacInnes)
from In the Dust of This Planet
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
“mizzled with rain” is so good. From The Country Girls by Edna O’Brien