I love these games
“While Garreau’s definition involved more than just concentrations of jobs, jobs were central to it.”
“Directory of Names”
“The drawers fitted in the skipper’s bunk were a source of particular interest, and the owner watched with strong disapprobation through the skylight her efforts to make him an apple-pie bed with the limited means at her disposal.”
“In a world in which the winners were defined by the speed with which they could industrialize, meth suppressed the need for sleep, food, and hydration, all the while keeping workers ‘peppy,’ as the ads read.”
Hah, that’s not a good sign. I knew I was in trouble when I looked around and realized that the nearest book was Nick Reding’s Methland.
“When you write, it is important to spell words correctly.” - Textbook prototype, p. 44. Page 45 is blank. So, take your pick, and put a dollar in the therapy jar.
“It’s not that the mathematical principle of Four never occurs naturally but that the quadrilateral structure is so unstable it’s rarely ever seen in actuality.” [my translation from “Japanese Design” by Kenya Hara… guess no one’s getting on all fours this year…]
(Source: loveclaire)