November 2015 Archiv

Fourmierga.

But it is clear that the place is ultimately ruled by ants; in fact it makes the most sense to think of the jungle as a living tissue of ants with minor infestations of trees, birds, and humans.

Neal Stephenson: Cryptonomicon

Gone for a while.

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Cory Doctorow and Charles Stross: The Rapture of the Nerds: A Tale of the Singularity, Posthumanity, and Awkward Social Situations

Langstück.

Ein guter Frühstückstisch hält den ganzen Tag.

Fart Up.

Most of these authors (though not all) are “startup winners” by luck. Sadly, they believe, and express quite publicly to our great detriment, they were “winners” by some intrinsic skill instead -- they hide their faults and claim their good fortune as skill. They hold conferences and seminars and webinars and webexinars and god-knows-what-else-inars and get paid large sums of money for speaking engagements purely because they could rationalize their luck.

Josh Cincinnati: Flailing Fast - Preface

Wieder.

Das Aggregat hält ihr Herz in Schach
Denn sie will sich auf keinen Fall verlieben
Wenn sie ihr Herz verschenkt
Wird sie Kontrolle verlieren
Und das darf nie wieder passieren

Coppelius - Herzmaschine