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The Tiling Patterns of Sebastien Truchet and the Topology of Structural Hierarchy A Research Paper by Cyril Stanley Smith www.jstor.org A pattern of tiles illustrated by Douat in 1722. A translation is given of Truchet's 1704 paper showing that an infinity of patterns can be generated by the assembly of a single half—colored tile in various orientations. Separation and connection in all thingsCorpuscles of nothing and atoms of somethingThe scale of resolution determines what is seenThis is history Truchet TilesThe Sense of OrderThe Shape of TimeWang tiles graphicsmath
The web in decay is the web by design An Essay by Chia Amisola chias.blog When will there be a guide to best practices for archiving the web? Will the giants responsible for the platformization of the web make the act of digital archival any easier for us? Is it foolish for platforms like Snapchat or Instagram Stories to brand themselves as “temporary” when temporariness is impossible on our internet? Should the web exist as something organic, malleable, and destructible –– or as an eternal timekeeper? Is link rot more of a technological issue or a human one? Do humans want to know themselves forever? The Internet Is Rotting decaywww