Oberon Ohana
@logicalmap.org
Author of Logical Map: Data and Material Flow Visualization
All software/docs public domain CC0 #FOSS
ORCID: orcid.org/0009-0001-9575-0642
📐 logicalmap.org
💾 floppypng.com
✍️ sysadmintools.com
📙 orng.org
🧑💻 systemsa.net
"Thou didst not see what I saw, Robin"
All software/docs public domain CC0 #FOSS
ORCID: orcid.org/0009-0001-9575-0642
📐 logicalmap.org
💾 floppypng.com
✍️ sysadmintools.com
📙 orng.org
🧑💻 systemsa.net
"Thou didst not see what I saw, Robin"
Kind of captain obvious. Rome never ended. #PhilipKDick #PKD
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Kind of captain obvious. Rome never ended. #PhilipKDick #PKD
"And even if it proves futile, it's a lot of fun to try." I love the stance of Virgil.
https://collapseos.org/why.html
My work, as well, has an extremely small window of usefulness, but it is better than looting without restraint.
#collapse #CollapseOS #DuskOS
https://collapseos.org/why.html
My work, as well, has an extremely small window of usefulness, but it is better than looting without restraint.
#collapse #CollapseOS #DuskOS
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
"And even if it proves futile, it's a lot of fun to try." I love the stance of Virgil.
https://collapseos.org/why.html
My work, as well, has an extremely small window of usefulness, but it is better than looting without restraint.
#collapse #CollapseOS #DuskOS
https://collapseos.org/why.html
My work, as well, has an extremely small window of usefulness, but it is better than looting without restraint.
#collapse #CollapseOS #DuskOS
My own peak complexity is likely this particular entry. At the time I felt it was a key insight, and spent quite a bit of time pinning it down in words and pictures, but I've lost comprehension, like a boat with Scully in it moving further from the shore.
orng.org#art1216
orng.org#art1216
February 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
My own peak complexity is likely this particular entry. At the time I felt it was a key insight, and spent quite a bit of time pinning it down in words and pictures, but I've lost comprehension, like a boat with Scully in it moving further from the shore.
orng.org#art1216
orng.org#art1216
"Dance myself to nothing.
Vanish from this place.
Gonna turn myself to shadow
So I can’t see your face.
Dance the night away."
#Cream - Dance The Night Away
https://youtu.be/TzxeHeA0VTU
#PeteBrown
Vanish from this place.
Gonna turn myself to shadow
So I can’t see your face.
Dance the night away."
#Cream - Dance The Night Away
https://youtu.be/TzxeHeA0VTU
#PeteBrown
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"Dance myself to nothing.
Vanish from this place.
Gonna turn myself to shadow
So I can’t see your face.
Dance the night away."
#Cream - Dance The Night Away
https://youtu.be/TzxeHeA0VTU
#PeteBrown
Vanish from this place.
Gonna turn myself to shadow
So I can’t see your face.
Dance the night away."
#Cream - Dance The Night Away
https://youtu.be/TzxeHeA0VTU
#PeteBrown
I've been looking for the heart of earth quote. Here it is:
“They will tear out the heart of Earth for a single day of power.” ~Pauline Schneider
https://orng.org/#art986
“They will tear out the heart of Earth for a single day of power.” ~Pauline Schneider
https://orng.org/#art986
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I've been looking for the heart of earth quote. Here it is:
“They will tear out the heart of Earth for a single day of power.” ~Pauline Schneider
https://orng.org/#art986
“They will tear out the heart of Earth for a single day of power.” ~Pauline Schneider
https://orng.org/#art986
Reviewing my ship's log, my favorite phrase of the last couple of days is not "a lost, drunken 1/x function", it is "proof of corn".
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Reviewing my ship's log, my favorite phrase of the last couple of days is not "a lost, drunken 1/x function", it is "proof of corn".
My goal for today is to finish #imcr. The requirement is a single <200 line Deno script that starts on the LAN and discovers and replicates FPNGs with other hosts and assembles a minimal working site for discovered domains without further tweaking. Plug in; come back in an hour, and view locally.
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
My goal for today is to finish #imcr. The requirement is a single <200 line Deno script that starts on the LAN and discovers and replicates FPNGs with other hosts and assembles a minimal working site for discovered domains without further tweaking. Plug in; come back in an hour, and view locally.
My will to only interact on the 1st of the month (or the general area, depending on other priorities) has always been weak. BUT, this also gives somebody extra time to come up with a proper mathematical model for a lost, drunken 1/x function. #mathstr #mathsky #mathivrse #PeakComplexityCollapseAlgo
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
My will to only interact on the 1st of the month (or the general area, depending on other priorities) has always been weak. BUT, this also gives somebody extra time to come up with a proper mathematical model for a lost, drunken 1/x function. #mathstr #mathsky #mathivrse #PeakComplexityCollapseAlgo
Peak complexity may well form the wall that must necessarily collapse. I can sympathize with the idea that AI is scrith that holds the world together, that relieves us of the burden of visualizing our relationships with material, data, and nature, but I believe this is folly.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Peak complexity may well form the wall that must necessarily collapse. I can sympathize with the idea that AI is scrith that holds the world together, that relieves us of the burden of visualizing our relationships with material, data, and nature, but I believe this is folly.
I capture status when I post to Nostr, Bluesky, Mastodon, and sysadmintools.com. I enjoy how NIP-01 (Nostr) just says OK. This is fine, because I know what I sent to the relay, as I save/create it. I just need to know if it got there OK. #ATProto does middle tier work, so it returns a large object.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I capture status when I post to Nostr, Bluesky, Mastodon, and sysadmintools.com. I enjoy how NIP-01 (Nostr) just says OK. This is fine, because I know what I sent to the relay, as I save/create it. I just need to know if it got there OK. #ATProto does middle tier work, so it returns a large object.
When you create something from this side of peak complexity that is nestled in an extractive relationship with nature, it is a thin, wandering thread that reaches out to nowhere, like a lost, drunken 1/x function. This holds for others; however, the bigger blind spot is it holds for yourself.
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
When you create something from this side of peak complexity that is nestled in an extractive relationship with nature, it is a thin, wandering thread that reaches out to nowhere, like a lost, drunken 1/x function. This holds for others; however, the bigger blind spot is it holds for yourself.
I decided on an ArrayBuffer transfer for #imcr. The high-level requirement is that only one service is started to handle tier-1 and tier-2 operations. The data store for tier-2 is mapped directly to the web root. This allows updates while allowing for assets that might not be part of the FPNG.
February 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I decided on an ArrayBuffer transfer for #imcr. The high-level requirement is that only one service is started to handle tier-1 and tier-2 operations. The data store for tier-2 is mapped directly to the web root. This allows updates while allowing for assets that might not be part of the FPNG.
Reposted by Oberon Ohana
This week’s Frankly unpacks humans’ current identification with the label “consumer.” Consumption is something much deeper and more nuanced than shopping or spending.
Watch/listen:
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
Watch/listen:
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
The Consumption Pyramid - The Great Simplification
In this episode, Nate then widens the boundaries of the AI conversation to incorporate the biophysical reality and institutional systems that support these technologies, emphasizing energy, materials,...
www.thegreatsimplification.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This week’s Frankly unpacks humans’ current identification with the label “consumer.” Consumption is something much deeper and more nuanced than shopping or spending.
Watch/listen:
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
Watch/listen:
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
Back to the drawing board on #imcr. Every #fpng has a constrained structure, since I use rollup inline. Much of the code is the same between versions. Further, the fpngs are unique, so a two-way sync is as easy as two-way rsync. BUT, storage costs could be greatly reduced for all versions.
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Floppy PNGs are monolithic encapsulated data/code by domain. All that is needed is a bootstrap. The filename includes a SHA-256 hash and timestamp. Within there is metadata that lists the domain. Replication could be a stream and then async sorting. Unknown is binary sync efficiency for the PNGs.
February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Floppy PNGs are monolithic encapsulated data/code by domain. All that is needed is a bootstrap. The filename includes a SHA-256 hash and timestamp. Within there is metadata that lists the domain. Replication could be a stream and then async sorting. Unknown is binary sync efficiency for the PNGs.
If you combine #BillJoy's #GrayGoo, #CarlSagan's Contact, and Cameron/Hurd's Terminator, you get a material/energy/knowledge enlightenment/armageddon. Huge investments in AI after hoovering knowledge and grinding on π eventually returns a circle: gray goo that is aware of it's own consumed origin.
February 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
If you combine #BillJoy's #GrayGoo, #CarlSagan's Contact, and Cameron/Hurd's Terminator, you get a material/energy/knowledge enlightenment/armageddon. Huge investments in AI after hoovering knowledge and grinding on π eventually returns a circle: gray goo that is aware of it's own consumed origin.
Large numbers are hard for humans. It is kind of like how crows can count, but not that high. So, when you are looking at large numbers related to the biosphere, relative human time segments on earth, fossil fuels, energy, and minerals, look to experts that are familiar with large numbers.
February 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Large numbers are hard for humans. It is kind of like how crows can count, but not that high. So, when you are looking at large numbers related to the biosphere, relative human time segments on earth, fossil fuels, energy, and minerals, look to experts that are familiar with large numbers.
I think I'll call "chaos chain" "Idempotent Monte Carlo Replication", because of keyword association, or just #imcr. Every node is a hub. I'd need to discover a host to function as a hub and replicate. Since this is for local network convergence:
https://docs.deno.com/examples/udp_listener/
https://docs.deno.com/examples/udp_listener/
February 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I think I'll call "chaos chain" "Idempotent Monte Carlo Replication", because of keyword association, or just #imcr. Every node is a hub. I'd need to discover a host to function as a hub and replicate. Since this is for local network convergence:
https://docs.deno.com/examples/udp_listener/
https://docs.deno.com/examples/udp_listener/
It has been *a long* time since I downloaded a tarball, ran make, and make install and all works. Kudos to the #unison team (mostly Benjamin Pierce, correct?). Some products do get simpler over time.
February 4, 2026 at 11:41 PM
It has been *a long* time since I downloaded a tarball, ran make, and make install and all works. Kudos to the #unison team (mostly Benjamin Pierce, correct?). Some products do get simpler over time.
All I got done today on #lmtr is some mods to the CSS for the code blocks. I spent too much time on social media. Good discussion, but no progress on my work. I'm starting to consider #OfflineFirst . Can I use #unison with a hub/spoke or even chaotic chain? https://
github.com/bcpierce00/unison
github.com/bcpierce00/unison
GitHub - bcpierce00/unison: Unison file synchronizer
Unison file synchronizer. Contribute to bcpierce00/unison development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
All I got done today on #lmtr is some mods to the CSS for the code blocks. I spent too much time on social media. Good discussion, but no progress on my work. I'm starting to consider #OfflineFirst . Can I use #unison with a hub/spoke or even chaotic chain? https://
github.com/bcpierce00/unison
github.com/bcpierce00/unison
I'm in love with the idea of a "chaotic chain" architecture. It reminds me a bit of my idea in 86:
1986-06-11▪Journal▪Roving Plastic Communication Balls
https://orng.org/#art56
Floppy PNGs could be chaotically collected. #Unison would sync to wherever/whenever. The filename format would work.
1986-06-11▪Journal▪Roving Plastic Communication Balls
https://orng.org/#art56
Floppy PNGs could be chaotically collected. #Unison would sync to wherever/whenever. The filename format would work.
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I'm in love with the idea of a "chaotic chain" architecture. It reminds me a bit of my idea in 86:
1986-06-11▪Journal▪Roving Plastic Communication Balls
https://orng.org/#art56
Floppy PNGs could be chaotically collected. #Unison would sync to wherever/whenever. The filename format would work.
1986-06-11▪Journal▪Roving Plastic Communication Balls
https://orng.org/#art56
Floppy PNGs could be chaotically collected. #Unison would sync to wherever/whenever. The filename format would work.
This amazing piece of hardware has survived decades. It was considered garbage in 2004. It has an old Fujitsu/Siemens Pentium 3 motherboard that just won't die. I'm using it as an edge case to test my software. The web apps fail because it won't even do SSE2, but I can extract Floppy PNGs just fine.
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This amazing piece of hardware has survived decades. It was considered garbage in 2004. It has an old Fujitsu/Siemens Pentium 3 motherboard that just won't die. I'm using it as an edge case to test my software. The web apps fail because it won't even do SSE2, but I can extract Floppy PNGs just fine.