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complex · 3186 days ago

acuriousmix.com · #learningsoftware · #learningsoftware.complex · #globalbrain

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user-inactivated · 3186 days ago · link ·

Reading that reminded me of the first time I stumbled upon the PoIC wiki, which hosts a translation of a gentleman's effort to create a similar system with pen and paper. The end result rather simple set of rules that quickly becomes a body that I can only describe as both beautiful and a clerical nightmare.

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