neither microscope nor telescope
Marta Lyall
Protected: A Passive Interface: Episode 01
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Field Notes
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Palindrome: Breath—Chapter 1 (revised)
William’s programming has created the fields for planting. Drenched in rain and darkness. “Omiokane” spoken by the crow becomes his cipher. It had a place in history—it brought clues for the unfolding.
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Palindrome: Identity—Chapter 13
“It was nearly 4 o’clock, and while most people were done for the day, William was just heading to work. Most of the time he worked from home but would come in several times a week to do testing with other programmers and meet with managers.”
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Palindrome: Compression—Chapter 12
“Where before fascism could be easily identified as it had a uniform and a leader, in William’s world it was now more defuse. It always came in the form of something appropriated, borrowed, stolen.”
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Palindrome: Voice—Chapter 11
“She wondered what it would be like to be an adult. She wondered if it would even happen. She didn’t really want it to. She didn’t want to be in danger like William, or silent like her mother. She didn’t want to have an anti-tribe. She wanted to feel as she did now; just another… Continue Reading
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Palindrome: The Anti-tribe—Chapter 10
In the biographies of those whose lives preceded his, the relationship between their work and their demise was frequently omitted.
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Palindrome: Magnification—Chapter 9
He looked at the symbols as he typed—they functioned like tiny machines. They accepted an input—a value—which changed their output. Ana said this output was a voice, a time when these tiny constructions spoke.
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Palindrome: The Bank—Ch 8
Wasi’chu (the Fat-takers) Branden had no intention of pursuing physics as a career. He had researched and learned that the investment bank where he wanted to work frequently hired physics majors. And he was correct. You can also listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
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Palindrome: Nazary’s Book—Ch 5
William remembered the book, with pages of black wax and golden threads, stored in room 42.. Also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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Palindrome: The Fields—Ch 7
An anomaly appears at harvest. Also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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Palindrome: Language—Ch 6
Vernacular languages, like the languages of machines had a shelf-life. William knew he should never forget this. And when he chose to program, he did so without a commitment to the specific symbols or their syntax. Also on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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Palindrome: Imena—Ch 4
Introducing Imena, coming home to Africa. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
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Palindrome: Working—Ch 3
Ana and William begin. It’s a new day and a new algorithm. Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Palindrome: Ana—Ch 2
A New chapter for Palindrome. William’s niece Ana has arrived at his home. Also available on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
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Salt
Looking at salt with an electron microscope. Salt is a preservative and natural antibiotic. It was a very desired commodity before industrialized food production. Hold it close.