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Archive for April 2007

How to Build an Origin

In Aether, Aldous, Muse, Threnody on 6 April 2007 with no comments

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Lao-tzu

The First Step
I’ve developed a crude toolbox of gimmicks and half-formed heuristics for my interaction with the world. I’ve raised my hands at some firmamental ghost(s); I’ve wondered if the trees weren’t telling me secrets they’ve kept in the deepest of their sweaty roots; [...]

Users Am Dumb

In Foolishness, Technology on 2 April 2007 with 3 comments

Trafficking in Irony
I booted my work PC this morning, which runs Windows XP. During the normal startup ministrations, I was presented with a new balloon dialog informing me that there were unused icons on my desktop. This is something of nontrivial concern for me, as I loathe desktop icons, and so keep only [...]