@Michaelcarducci@mastodon.social
Post #2650694
2024-12-29 20:33 UTC
@jessitron@hachyderm.io Currently, I'm reading "Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator" which begins with ancient counting systems through the various breakthroughs that led to the pocket calculator. Because I'm a dork I bought a slide rule to play with. (I haven't figured out how to use it).
I'm also interested in how camaratas encourage cross-pollination of ideas and encourages interdisciplinary thinking and creativity. The idea of putting a lot of smart, curious people together...
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@Michaelcarducci@mastodon.social 2024-12-29 20:37
@jessitron@hachyderm.io with different mental models and cognitive tools to germinate new ideas and approaches. I have a decade of benefit from the informal camarata that is the NFJS Tour. It's truly remarkable what happens when you put the right people together who all want to grow, learn, and discover. Your "The origins of Opera" remains my all-time favorite tech talk. Did you see Eli Holderness' "Language Games" at craft this year? https://craft-conf.com/2024/talk/language-games