The Aesthetics and Beauty of Knowledge
Shih was the opposite of facts and raw information; shih was the elegance of knowledge, the insight and skill to organize knowledge into meaningful patterns. As an artist chooses colours or light to make her pictures, a master of shih chooses textures of knowledge – various ideas, myths, abstractions, and theories – to create a way of seeing the world. The aesthetics and beauty of knowledge – this was shih.
– David Zindell, The Broken God, 1993
Geek Attitude
The attitude thing is about flexibility, portability, creativity, sociability and jamming (ran out of suitable “ity” words!). It’s about improvising – in the practical and musical senses of the word; not getting tangled in boundaries and the “right” way to do things.
Definitely the only way to travel.
– Martin Delaney – “Laptop Music”.
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I’m on Wave!
Finally I have my Google Wave invitation! Now I have to find out what the fuzz is all about. Reading the Google Wave Blog and watching some videos is fine, of course.
The best way to get started is to get started, and the best way to learn things is by doing things, so I think I need some people to wave with. I have eight invitations left to give away; if you need an invitation, send me an e-mail.
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