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Tired: The system didn't work the way we thought it does. But now we fixed it, so it works the way that we previously thought.
Wired: The system didn't work the way we thought it does. We need to update our understanding of how the system works.
There are many different sides to the "Dave Debate"
Should people named Dave exist? Should they have rights? Are they people at all?
I'm not anti-Dave, in fact I am a great supporter of Daves. I just think we need to ask some questions. But if you ask these questions people get so mad.
Shouldn't we at least have a sober reasonable discussion? What's wrong with that?
Today a student left an envelope on my desk with a thank you note and a $15 gift certificate for a restaurant. Alas, it would be unethical for me to accept it as I am a state employee who already gets compensated for doing my job. I took it to the legal office where our ethics compliance officer dwells.
Clarence Thomas accepted a vacation worth more than I make in 10 years.
Fuck that guy.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
Oscar Wilde
What we're learning at Curvenote is that once you can get scientific articles into a machine-readable format, you can do ANYTHING with the display and layout
Here's how we're redesigning them using open-source #MySTMarkdown @curvenote:
https://curvenote.com/blog/mike-morrison-joins-curvenote
You can now report a "transgender concern" on a Missouri government website. It would be a shame if it was filled to the brim with garbage submissions.
https://ago.mo.gov/file-a-complaint/transgender-center-concerns
Design Fiction Daily makes Dré Labre is perhaps the most prolific Design Fictioneer, I love his witty takes and have posted a few.
Listen to him get into it on the Near Future Laboratory podcast: https://www.designfictiondaily.com/p/hear-me-out