Rosano / Journal

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Monday, August 24, 2020

End-user programming

[The UNIX command line is a success story of software extensibility because it efficiently allows for infinite combinations of smaller programs to create a workflow.]

[The spreadsheet and scratch do not require mental abstractions because the workings of the program are made apparent through visual embodiment.]

[The spreadsheet and the developer tools console shorten the save/build/run loop until it no longer exists, thus allowing someone to interact with a living system that responds in real-time.]

[In-place tool-chains allow users to leverage familiar concepts from everyday use and extend their experience.]

Constantly seeking expansive experiences makes it less relevant to keep score or be petty.

Sunday, August 23, 2020

Friday, August 21, 2020

Thursday, August 20, 2020

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Realizing that the interface was always creating several layers of abstraction that wasn't necessary to express ideas, at least initially. Work directly with the material.

The word practice is used to indicate a process, a non-binary state, a working towards something, a guiding oneself through the current moment. Other activities advance through directing the body, whereas meditation through directing the mind

[Ask questions before reading the book, perhaps by turning the headings into questions.]

[Explain it to yourself or someone else after, maybe publish your own summary online.]

Monday, August 17, 2020

Sunday, August 16, 2020

Friday, August 14, 2020

Let's talk about work stoppages, generally..

[General strikes work because various industries stopping at the same time lowers the GDP and creates pressure felt by those who fund politicians.]

[It is important to have community networks during a strike so that word spreads to everyone and that the actions are coordinated.]

Friday, August 7, 2020

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Twelve Virtues of Rationality

Curiosity seeks to annihilate itself; there is no curiosity that does not want an answer.

[Surrender to the truth in the very moment you realize you are resisting.]

As your mind becomes more silent you hear more noise.

Friday, July 31, 2020

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Friday, July 24, 2020