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Category Archives: design method
space ghetto matrix
carefully craft insights, then put them next to random photos from the internet and try to deduce the relationship, leading to deep, unexpected insights about the topic at hand. Meets JG’s criterion of mysticism.
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knowing value
I don’t remember Pirsig writing about this – he probably thought it was too obvious to state: Identifying value is, itself, valuable. This means that just sifting out gold from the dust is a value-creating activity. That’s an easy one, … Continue reading
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what is a tangent?
I was just writing for my systems project and thought about how the future infrastructure system’s infinite customizeability will be so dense and so large that people will download “skins” to govern how their lights, solar-panels, water-heater, hydrogen-powered car, nano-bot … Continue reading
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design futures
I’ve been reading a report on NASA’s “Exploration Technology Development Program,” the agency’s plan for implementing Bush’s ambitious “Vision for Space Exploration.” Fundamentally, it says that there isn’t enough money to do the job right an on schedule. But reading … Continue reading
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