Jeffrey M. Binder

@jmbinder
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Author of Language and the Rise of the Algorithm (U. of Chicago Press, Nov 2022). Previously: postdoc at Penn State University's Center for Humanities and Information. Now: data security R&D. Always: writer, intellectual historian, maker of weird computer stuff. PhD from CUNY. Opinions my own.
Websitehttp://jeffreymbinder.net
Show threadJeffrey M. BinderJul 16, 2023
@smyth I stand corrected!
Show threadJeffrey M. BinderJul 16, 2023
@smyth Just joking around. I think it was shaving cream, though, which probably didn't taste too good.
Show threadJeffrey M. BinderJul 16, 2023

@smyth "Rise" sounds familiar, but I didn't know it was him—he was kinda getting into Roy Ayers territory at that point! I had an aha moment when I got to the part that's sampled in "Hypnotize."

They really used shaving cream for that cover, though.

Show threadJeffrey M. BinderJul 16, 2023
@smyth Funny how very popular music can be overlooked (by crate digger types, at least) precisely because of its popularity.
Jeffrey M. BinderJul 12, 2023
FeohJul 10, 2023

Partially blind guy here with an #a11y PSA:

I'm seing a trend away from "Text Size" sliders or old fashioned font dialogs and towards a few set choices "Default", "Large","Larger", etc.

This is a HUGE step backwards. Your 'larger' is *never* large enough for my crazy busted eyeballs when I'm using my 34" monitor.

If you must do this, please be sure to add "Largest" and even "ZOMG ARE YOU SERIOUS LARGE" options. Some of us REALLY need them, even if it seems insane to you.

Show threadJeffrey M. BinderJul 6, 2023
@emma Thanks!
Show threadJeffrey M. BinderJul 3, 2023
@ehud I recently heard someone describe RFK, Jr. as a “naturalist.” I don’t think he meant it the way philosophers of science use that term!
Show threadJeffrey M. BinderJul 3, 2023
@ehud I remember one time my students were very confused when I said that “rationalism” and “empiricism” have been viewed as opposing schools.
Jeffrey M. BinderJun 22, 2023
Show threadSophie 🎲🏳️‍⚧️Jun 22, 2023

I did it! I made an epicycle clock!

Check your loopy time here:
https://sophiehoulden.com/randomstuff/epitime/

Epicycle Clock by Sophie Houlden

Jeffrey M. BinderMay 16, 2023
kottke.orgMay 15, 2023
An article on the development of early computer art in the 50s and 60s, with many wonderful examples of artwork from that era. https://kottke.org/23/05/early-computer-art-in-the-50s-and-60s
Early Computer Art in the 50s and 60s

Artist Amy Goodchild recently published an engaging article about the earliest computer art from the 50s and 60s. My origin

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