BlogHide Resteemsdanmaruschak (72)in hive-127586 • 25 days 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 • last monthWould 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 • last monthHair 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 • 2 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 3 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 • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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 • 4 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…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 5 months agoTrust the process?(cross-posted from my substack ) Trust the process? A teleological failure mode I chose the name TTRPG Teleology for this substack partly for the alliteration and rhyming and partly…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 5 months agoBeliefs and Motivation(cross-posted from my substack ) Beliefs and Motivation Do moral beliefs motivate action? A few weeks ago I read a philosophy paper that brought up an interesting topic: Do Moral…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 6 months agoNorms and Rules About Norms and Rules(cross-posted from my Substack Norms and Rules About Norms and Rules Thoughts about norms inspired by an interesting essay I read an interesting essay a few days ago, Moral Progress…danmaruschak (72)in politics • 7 months agoMy city is considering STAR Voting for electionsThe city I live in, Eugene, OR, USA, is currently voting on ballot measure 20-349 which, if passed, will change the voting system for selecting the mayor and city council to use “STAR Voting” .…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 8 months agoSeeing Like a Boss(cross-posted from my Substack ) Seeing Like a Boss Thoughts after reading Seeing Like a State I recently finished reading Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott and thought it was…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 8 months agoRules and Systems Have Bad PR(cross-posted from my Substack ) Rules and Systems Have Bad PR People have negative associations with rules and systems, which has consequences for systems composed of rules The common way…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 10 months agoAn Outsider’s Idea of an Insider(cross-posted from my Substack ) An Outsider’s Idea of an Insider Outsiders’ misunderstanding of symbolic beliefs: bug or feature? I recently read an interesting philosophy paper…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • 11 months agoInitial thoughts about Information Theory(cross-posted from my SubStack ) Initial thoughts about Information Theory Some ideas I found interesting while watching the “Science of Information” course Last week, one of the “free…danmaruschak (72)in tabletop-rpg • last yearThoughts on "Value Capture"(cross-posted from my SubStack ) Thoughts on "Value Capture" A new philosophy paper talks about how big clear values can crowd out particular nuanced ones Since reading Games: Agency…
