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I'm interested in the practice of uncertainty, at the intersection of science and the humanities.
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Paradox: limitations add flexibility (opens the original)
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I see coding agents and novice developers make the same mistake: hitting the critical angle, from avoiding limitations.Grains dumped into a pile will stack up, at first. But at the ‘critical angle’, gravity overcomes friction, and any grains dropped on top will instead roll down the sides. The sand-traps which ant lions build use the critical angle, because any changes to the surface immediately causes an avalanche downwards.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.
Pain Ain't Gain (opens the original)
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“No pain, no gain” makes for a great meme - pithy and catchy and rhyming and rhythmic - too bad it’s also very inaccurate.Gain comes from discomfort, not pain. There’s a subtle but important difference between the two.Pain - physical or mental - is a warning sign. We’ve exceeded our capacity, we’re risking injury. When we feel pain, we need to stop what we’re doing immediately, and figure out what’s wrong.Discomfort comes with all new experience. If the experience isn’t new, like watching your f
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