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On reality

ranprieur.com

September 1

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My explanation for all this stuff is simply that the fundamental unit of reality is the first person perspective. Each of us is dreaming the world on the fly, and we’ve dreamed up a physical universe as one way to be characters in each others’ stories; but it’s not seamless and it’s not the only way.

I browse Ran’s writings from time to time. He doesn’t push an RSS feed directly; someone collects his stuff and does it for him, so it all scrolls off the page eventually. So I’m still trying to figure out a way to post a link to anything he publishes. Maybe this is a way.

Anyway, something to think about today and ponder.

duyu09/Duyu-Audio-Processor-Core

github.com

Source code tree of Duyu Audio Processor Core. Based on Numpy, Scipy, Sonic Library and FFmpeg. It can process mainstream format audio files, such as: transform sampling format, gain attenuation, channel mixing, reverberation echo effect, adjust speed and tone, cut, blend, add mute, fade in fade out effect, FFT filter, 3D surround sound effect,etc.

Do Something, So We Can Change It!

allenpike.com

Most decisions, though, are two-way doors.

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Two-way doors can be taken, and once you see the effects, later un-taken. These choices can be iterated, refined, re-evaluated. We learn from our first attempt, however naive. Two-way door decisions don’t require in-depth analysis or attempts to form consensus, so they can be made quickly and efficiently, or often delegated.

How the Rise of QAnon Broke Conspiracy Culture

nytimes.com

Conspiracy culture up through the 1990s was dominated by what could be called a “radio sensibility.” Fringe topics were mostly discussed on late-night talk shows. There were guest experts, and listeners could call in, but the host still functioned as a (lenient) gatekeeper, and the theories themselves conformed to a narrative format. They were, for the most part, complete stories, with beginnings, middles and ends.

In the digital age, he said, sense-making had become a fragmented, nonlinear and crowdsourced affair that as a result could never reach a conclusion and lacked internal logic.

“We’re All Just Temporarily Abled”

blog.jim-nielsen.com

I’m still limping. It’s getting better but it’s slow. The doctor told me, “Just be aware: this isn’t days or weeks recovery. This is months.”

Since then, I’ve tried to make the best of summer while kids are out of school but my mobility has been limited.

Through all of it, I’ve found myself noticing “accessibility” helpers more than ever before: that railing on the stairs, that ramp off to the side of the building, that elevator tucked away in the back.

All things I rarely noticed before but have since become vital.