hostile user interfaces

endlessly scrolling feeds are a hostile user interface

hostile because they aggress upon one's time and focus

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choosing death

i sometimes think -- "This thing that I'm thinking of writing about is too personal/too miniscule/too unimportant/too --" and so decide not to write it down, not commit it publicly

committing something publicly is hot, in the sense that it's enticing/scary

disasters

it might be obvious but the purpose of site was always to do something that might fail totally

it is rather against the spirit of the site to shy away from committing something because it's too --

against too --

too -- for what? I think that is an interesting question. when it feels too -- for me it indicates some internal friction.

friction is interesting

what could possibly be rubbing against what?

friction produces heat

machined parts often require continuous cooling due to the heat produced by a high-speed tool working their surface

maybe this site acts as a kind of high-speed rotary tool that machines the surface of my thoughts

just a thought