BlogHide Resteemsdanmaruschak (72)in crochet • 7 days agoPick-up and Ringo: More amigurumi chihuahuasAs I mentioned in my previous post about the amigurumi chihuahua that I made from the pattern in the book Ami Ami Dogs , I liked the overall design but wasn't a fan of the way the various…danmaruschak (72)in hive-127586 • 12 days agoWould some random votes improve the ecosystem?Ever since I've been thinking about the idea of some systems incentivizing people to get stuck in rigid patterns and the meaning of entropy in the context of Information Theory , I've been…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 13 days agoThe Case of (Stafford) Beer(cross-posted from my Substack ) The Case of (Stafford) Beer Thoughts after reading “Brain of the Firm” The 1970s-era “management cybernetics” work of Stafford Beer has been getting…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 18 days agoAmigurumi ChihuahuaAfter my eyeball creatures project I wanted to take a brief break from working on my own patterns and crochet something from a pre-existing pattern to hopefully be more relaxing since I could…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • last monthAll Those In Favor, Vote EyeIn the comments of my previous crochet project post , @flowertron linked to a video that showed a crochet technique for diagonal color changes. It's actually two different techniques, one for…danmaruschak (72)in proposal • last monthProposal for Historical Wallet ViewWhile it's fine for viewing your current holdings, the Steemit Wallet page is very limited when it comes to analyzing your financial activity. It only shows recent past transactions, and those in a…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • last monthCandyman KaneAfter I finished with my Christmas gift crochet project I decided to do some experiments related to diagonal color changes, because I knew that sometimes I could get a nice angled transition…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 2 months agoI Wish You Amigurumi ChristmasFor the past several years my brothers, sisters, and I have been doing a hand-made gift-exchange for Christmas (often hand-made Christmas ornaments of some kind). For this year's gift for my sister…danmaruschak (72)in commentary • 2 months agoDo human organizations need cheaters? Why or why not?@remlaps proposed an intriguing question of the year for people to grapple with: Do human organizations need cheaters? Why or why not? My initial, instinctive response was "no", so I…danmaruschak (72)in hive-127586 • 3 months agoVote/Unvote PairsIn the comments thread of @remlaps recent post I started thinking about the idea of handing off signed-but-unposted transactions that could be posted later as an alternative to coordinated…danmaruschak (72)in hive-127586 • 3 months agoWould DAO/SPS proposals based on an "Advance" funding model be supported?One of the challenges of the DAO/SPS proposal model is that proposal voters need to have a high degree of confidence that the project is worthwhile before voting yes on it. That is doubly…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 4 months agoHair of the Vampire That Bit You: More amigurumi experimentsOne of the persistent questions I've had in my previous amigurumi figure experiments is how much of the asymmetries I've been seeing are due to the "twist" effect of doing continuous amigurumi…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 4 months agoWhat About What It’s About?(cross-posted from my Substack ) What About What It’s About? Thinking about how communication is nested in hierarchies, but also isn’t When we communicate we don’t just communicate the…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 5 months agoAmigurumi Superhero 2: Mask ExperimentsAs I mentioned in my post about the Steem Superhero , I thought the "mask" element of the pattern needed work, so that's what I decided to focus on for my next experiment. Based on how the…danmaruschak (72)in steem • 5 months agoSteem Rewards Formulas Deep-diveOne of the advantages of blockchain technology is that there’s a level of transparency because it’s all based on open-source code. But in practice it’s not always easy to extract that information. I…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 5 months agoAmigurumi Steem SuperheroI wanted to try doing some color-changes and other cosmetic details with the character pattern I've been designing . I thought a superhero character would be a good idea for that. Since I've been…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 6 months agoTall Tales: More Amigurumi ExperimentsSince my last post I improved the foot design and made a few tweaks to the pattern. First, I did follow up on the idea from last week of using the invisible-decrease stitch to try to reduce the…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 6 months agoClose Only Counts in Horseshoes: More Amigurumi Design ExperimentsAs I mentioned at the end of my last post , I worked on redesigning the head/neck part of my figure to move the "sphere" of the head farther forward. I was trying to figure out the geometry with…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 6 months agoHead Over Heels? More amigurumi experimentsAs I mentioned in my previous post I worked out a plan for a foot that spreads out to create a larger surface that I hoped would improve stability. When incorporating that into a full-body…danmaruschak (72)in crochet • 6 months agoNo Mean Feat: Designing feet for my amigurumi figuresI first got into making amigurumi crochet figures a few years ago when I got the "Star Wars Crochet" kit as a gift. At the time the patterns in the book worked great for me as a beginner, but one of…
