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Musings

A collection of 4 posts

Monsters from the Id

Monsters from the Id

(originally published on Medium [https://medium.com/@aaronwhite/monsters-from-the-id-f36a70541e66]) The invisible made visible, a literal monster from the id. “Forbidden Planet”, 1956 Lurking behind our thin, rational facade is an impulsive demon. A demon that takes control of us, acts without thinking, and serves its own purposes regardless of the

Make Time Move Wrong

Make Time Move Wrong

(originally posted on Medium [https://medium.com/@aaronwhite/make-time-move-wrong-77fb115a0994]) While thousands of tourists in Split, Croatia were enjoying Mediterranean bliss, a progressive 1100 were gathered to strengthen the tech-ecosystem of Southeastern Europe, and 1 person, this author, ended up learning a life-lesson on the nature of time itself. Shift Split

Restriction is Expression

Restriction is Expression. The act of overcoming constraint, in any context, is triumph over adversity. It is the resolution of conflict, it is a story, and the story is the most fundamental of human communications. Just a thought.

The Internet is a Toddler

The Internet is a disembodied, hyper-intelligent psychic toddler. It knows everything you need before you’re even curious, but asking this omniscient tyrant for anything deep is an exercise in frustration. Unless we become better at asking of the Internet, or the Internet gets better at interpreting us, I believe