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Boulangerie: Virginia Woolf's writing desk
What's it doing in North Carolina?
[Repost] Imagined, but somehow real
Virtual Reality affects how we see ourselves and others. What if you had a tail? What if you were homeless? Researchers have something to say about it.
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Simple "Horseshoe," except when slick
A meditation on learning "The Line" at VIR. It's more than just a map and mathematics.
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Catch-up links
A treasure of links, actually, related to previous Technocomplex posts.
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A business professor and a commie provide an intriguing path to trace
Will AI behave like earlier automation? What affect will AI have on skill requirements? They're open questions.
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Robert Moses and the car steering his will
Devices and gadgets influence -- or even create -- the systems they require. Even someone like Robert Moses was steered by the mandates of the…
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August 2023
Boulangerie: August 2023
Unbaked bits from the month!
"An unloved sweetgum is a trusty herald"
A sonnet to a tree that sheds leaves in late summer. A tribute to the sweetgum, a species I tolerate so long as it shades.
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Personal vs. Personalized Education
In a world where technology is increasingly embedded in education, relationship will be even more valuable
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July 2023
Boulangerie: July 2023
Unbaked bits from the month!
Book review: Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time. Plus: seminar guest bios.
A timely, well wrought book. I dive pretty deeply in jam, which can be sticky.
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Barbie. My long, tortured, wonderful relationship.
A true story, remembered. "If you love Barbie, this movie is for you. If you hate Barbie, this movie is for you."
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