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Anonymous, Steinmarmorpapier (1730)



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Curated readings & external refractions

A holding place for other people's writings, mainly essays, papers and various other occasional academic pieces, that I found myself returning to. Not my work, but good enough to sit alongside it. Some of these untangled something I had been thinking about wrong; others just said the thing I already half-knew in a way I couldn't. The subjects vary; the usefulness doesn't. If any of it turns out to be good for you too, that's enough.

New additions appear at the top, with the year indicating an article's original publication date. Suggestions for noteworthy additions are most welcome and will be rewarded handsomely (with a h/t on the page) - just drop an email. Note that, additional sources of useful infotainments can be found in this webpage by following the "resources → infotainment" trail.

A Modern Prometheus
Processing Foundation — Processing stole code from MIT's laboratories and gave it to
artists worldwide. Seventeen years later, their quiet revolution transformed how we teach
creativity proving that sketching with algorithms could democratize computational fire.
29 May, 2018 link
Creative Coding: The New Era
Ahmad Moussa — Creative coding is a new interdisciplinary art form that bridges the gap
between technologists and artists. This article explores what it means to be a code artist,
what it means to make art with code, and how we approach this new discipline today.
03 May, 2023 link
It's Official: The World Order Has Broken Down
Ray Dalio — At the Munich Security Conference, the post-1945 world order was pronounced
dead by most leaders. Dalio's historical analysis shows how economic crises escalate through
trade wars to military conflict, warning nations must negotiate or risk catastrophic epetition.
24 February, 2026 link
I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This.
Tim Denning — By 35, you'll know. The gap between those who chose risk & those who chose
safety stops being theoretical; it's just there, in the texture of how people talk about their weeks.
31 January, 2025 link
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