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A Unified Theory Of The Handbag

Audrey Wollen | Yale Review | 11th March 2025

Ambitious reframing of human existence, from pre-history to Oscar Wilde's Miss Prism, around the necessity to carry infants somehow until they can walk independently. "What if the first human tool wasn’t a weapon of some kind — a bashing stick or a sharpened stone — but a bag, to keep one hand free for the baby and another for the world?" The truth of this is hard to prove, like all the best folklore (5,400 words)

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On Troubleshooting

Curiositry | Autodidacts | 22nd February 2025

Troubleshooting is an underrated skill, especially if it isn't a natural part of the work in a field (as for a programmer or an electrician). But one can get better at it, as these steps explain. Done well, troubleshooting can improve all aspects of life. Take it slowly, even when in a hurry. Look at the flow of the system and isolate the problem. Implement fixes carefully. Then ask why it broke in the first place (4,900 words)

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