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Author: viznut_web <viznut_web@web>
Date:   Wed,  8 Jun 2022 12:08:36 +0200

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diff --git a/Principles.mdwn b/Principles.mdwn @@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ philosophical ones, so feel free to disagree with them or refactor them. * Computers were invented to assist people in their cognitive processes. "Intelligence amplification" was a good goal, but intelligence may also be used narrowly and blindly. It may therefore be a better idea to amplify awareness. * Awareness means awareness of whatever is concretely going on in the world/environment but also awareness of how things work and how they situate in their contexts (cultural, historical, biological etc). * You don't need to twiddle with everything in order to understand it. [[Yin hacking]] emphasizes observation. -* Make the computer visualize/auralize its internal state as well as whatever it knows about the state of its physical environment. Regard this visualization/auralization as a background landscape: facilitate observation but don't steal the attention. Also, don't use too much computing resources for the visualization/auralization. * It may also often be a good idea to amplify the computer's awareness of its physical surroundings with things like sensors. ## Expose everything @@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ philosophical ones, so feel free to disagree with them or refactor them. * As an extension of "amplify awareness": Don't hide information! * Keep everything open, modifiable and flexible. * Share your [[source code|FLOSS]] and design philosophies. +* Make the computer visualize/auralize its internal state as well as whatever it knows about the state of its physical environment. Regard this visualization/auralization as a background landscape: facilitate observation but don't steal the attention. Also, don't use too much computing resources for the visualization/auralization. ## Respond to changes