Month: December 2020

On Meaning and Machines

Merriam Webster: meaning \ˈmē-niŋ \ noun 1 a the thing one intends to convey especially by language b the thing that is conveyed especially by language 2 something meant or intended 3 significant quality 4 a the logical connotation of a word or phrase b the logical denotation or extension of a word or phrase …

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Infinitely Malleable

This post contains spoilers for “1984” by George Orwell George Orwell’s classic 1984 pressures readers to think deeply on numerous topics, including (but certainly not limited to) the definition of reality, the role of government, and human nature. I found his examinations of human nature to be especially interesting, as in the first half we …

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The Power of Annealing

Author’s Note: For any French readers, this post has recently been translated by Azurisme! Metals are a unique form of matter, especially with regards to their behavior under heating and cooling. While metals are described by the material they’re made of (e.g. copper or iron), their properties are determined by their arrangement of atoms, and …

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