Category Archives: Techno-biological

You can’t detect AI, but you can vouch for truth.

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Beecher

Proposal: Add that browser padlock to long-lived documents. In an age of undetectable fakes, how do you know what is true? We can at least prove a source, and with a little work — and help from HTTPS — archive that … Continue reading →

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Minimalism: A Quilt Color Doodler

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Beecher

Try the doodler. Bahiyyih is making a quilt, and she was looking for someone to make a color sketch of her design. She said the word gradient, and had to do it. But I had to do it quickly because … Continue reading →

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The Middle Class and a Peaceful Planet

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Beecher

Join the Middle Class. Have a life that’s good enough. This morning I was just sitting at my dining room table, playing Threes, when the concept of the Middle Class poked its elephant head in through a window and explained … Continue reading →

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Macro-commuting

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Beecher

I plan to start working for Instacart, in San Francisco, in a couple of weeks — my first day will be September 10. I’ll still live in West Lafayette — for the first three weeks I plan to fly out Sunday night … Continue reading →

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College Essay

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Beecher

Teresa, Bahiyyih, and I are helping Georgia in this season of college application essays. Taking turns with the words. This one is for a local institution: Dear Theodosia, When I first ate Purdue sandwiches, my brother told me they were … Continue reading →

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Carbon Debt

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Beecher

We was just playing in the woods. Me and Sal had an old phone that didn’t have no minutes but still had good batteries and some stuff in it. We was just taking pictures of leaves and flowers and having … Continue reading →

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1994: Robot Sheepdog

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Beecher

Here’s a video I’ve wanted to post for a long time. It was a project for a college class in 1994, taught by one of MIT’s most understanding professors, Donald Troxel. Carlton Mills digitized the old VHS copy of our … Continue reading →

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Return Fluids to User

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Beecher

Every user interface has to handle error conditions, even blood apheresis machines. Continue reading →

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Smart Pill to help children get through Puberty?

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Beecher

This looks like a “tip of the iceberg” type of article: Smart pill that helps children through puberty. To summarize, During adolescence, a specific brain development makes it harder for you to learn. I remember going from being able to … Continue reading →

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Focus Distance

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Beecher

Ever since I was little, I liked to see what I could do with my eyes. Cross them (which I learned from Mom), shake them (which I learned from a fellow fourth-grader), focus and de-focus them (which I think I’ve … Continue reading →

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