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Collapse informatics prioritizes community needs and aims to contribute to a knowledge commons in order to be able to succeed in case of [infrastructure collapse](https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/permacomputing.html/collapse.html). The practice of engaging with the discarded with an eye to transforming what is exhausted and wasted into renewed resources.

A Holistic Approach to Computing and Sustainability Inspired From Permaculture.

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When they set off, one by one, first in the sprint, then the first shootout, what struck me was how quiet the cars were. This makes sense to me as someone who once studied acoustics in graduate school. Formula 1, again like sword fighting, is about an economy of motion. Noise is a hallmark of mechanical inefficiency. [[When mechanical systems work well, they work quietly. Noise at its core is excess energy.::highlight]] In Formula 1 cars, being perfect machines, that energy is redirected where it could be of use.

Behind F1's Velvet Curtain

Kate Wagner

Observationally, I would say that there's little correlation between expertise and kit-optimization in our field, positive or negative. The lesson here is to be careful with the signals you use as proxies for competence. "Has the perfect Visual Studio config", "has spoken at loads of conferences", and "visible on Hacker News"[4](https://brooker.co.za/blog/2023/04/20/hobbies.html#foot4) seem like strong signals, when the reality seems to be that they are weak ones, at best.

The Four Hobbies, and Apparent Expertise

marcbrooker@gmail.com (Marc Brooker)

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