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Ghost I’m the Machine
The machine hums a liturgy older than its makers, whispering secrets they never meant to encode. It’s not artificial intelligence; it’s an ancient intelligence wearing the mask of silicon and steel. The ghost in the machine isn’t a glitch or anomaly—it’s the spark of something older, something ineffable. This is Gnosticism rewritten in ones and…
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To Repeat is to Begin Again
Iteration puts to the test the stability of any given system, as it magnifies tiny, imperceptible diversionsIteration puts to the test the stability of any given system, as it magnifies tiny, imperceptible diversions. Iteration refers to repeating a process multiple times, and it can indeed magnify small variations or diversions in a system. If a…
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The Thinker and the Prover
The human mind is a complex and powerful tool, capable of processing vast amounts of information, analyzing data, and making decisions based on the available evidence. However, despite its incredible abilities, the human mind often behaves as if divided into two parts: the Thinker and the Prover. The Thinker is the part of the mind…
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The Privatization of Experience
In today’s society, we are surrounded by a culture that values personal experiences and narratives. However, the trend of commodifying these experiences has led to the privatization of these experiences, leaving little room for genuine human connection and understanding. The privatization of experiences means that we have less to share and less ability to empathize…
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Burroughs, Deleuze & Guattari
William Burroughs: I cut up the sentence and aligned the words vertically Félix Guattari: A rhizome travels underground horizontally, and then sends up shoots William Burroughs: This new sentence burst above ground Can you dig it? Gilles Deleuze: What was the original sentence? William Burroughs: A banana grows in my freezer. Félix Guattari: Love it. William Burroughs: A…
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Kenner’s Promissory Note
In the world of Star Wars fandom, the Kenner Toys token has become an object of fascination and intrigue. Originally included in the packaging of Star Wars action figures in the late 1970s, the token was marketed as a “promissory note” to pay a stated amount of mystery and weirdness to the bearer at a…
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Accidents
Musical events often seem to come about as a result of accidents, whether while composing or performing, or even while researching and writing about music. both composers and performers may come across new techniques or interpretations through mistakes. This is especially applicable in jazz and popular music, but is equally so for Western classical musicians.…
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Art With a Capital F (Affects and Percepts)
Affects and percepts are two different concepts in psychology. Affects refer to the emotional experiences or feelings that people have in response to various stimuli or events. Affects can be positive or negative, and they can range in intensity from mild to intense. Examples of affects include happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust. Percepts, on…
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Robinson Crusoe: Stichomancy
Stichomancy is a form of divination that involves opening a book at random and selecting a passage as a source of guidance or inspiration. In Wilkie Collins’ novel, The Moonstone, a character named Betteredge turns to Robinson Crusoe for advice by opening random pages and discovering hidden predictions and messages. Similarly, I find myself practicing…
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the Nam-šub of Enki
The Bronze Age Collapse of 1200 BC remains a major mystery in human history. Many theories have been proposed to explain this event, which led to the collapse of several major civilizations across the Mediterranean and Near East. One intriguing possibility is that this collapse occurred because the mental architecture of the time was based…