Roxanne Shante is my new hero:
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Archive for October, 2007
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31Oct07Rawdventure
23Oct07At the vegan grocery store in San Diego, they sell raw vegan cheesecake. It’s really delicious, but it costs $5/slice. So I thought I’d try to make one myself.
I found what looked like a good recipe, and noted that I had to soak some cashews. 10 hours later, I took my newly soaked [...]
Not on fire
23Oct07Lots of San Diego is on fire right now, but in case anyone is worried about me: I’m not. We’re not even evacuated down here.
So don’t worry about me, but please worry about the others. A quarter of a million people are being evacuated. People are dead. Others have [...]
“Snakes do serve some good. They eat up bugs and things that can damage crops, which is bad if you like vegetables. And you should. Just giving a plug for good living here.”
And later…
“Growing up is hard. Your parents blame you for dropping the dishes, or you come home late and you [...]
This is my current best stab at it:
It’s making new bodies out of computer parts. We engage the world by seeking out useful sensori-motor loops. Our bodies are critical parts of these sensori-motor loops. Some parts of tools are best described as part of our bodies.
It’s about modeling computers in our heads. We construct internal [...]
