Tag: mirrors

Parabolic Mirrors

Take the point P on this parabola and its x value is at²(a is important as it controls how steep the parabola is, as a gets smaller the parabola gets smaller and more squished together). As we increase and decrease t we slide up and down the x axis. The y value of P is 2at. The parabolic mir...

In the Hall of Magic Mirrors: Reckoning with Madame H.P. Blavatsky

How controversial is globe-spanning Russian occultist Madame H.P. Blavatsky (1831–1891), whose exploits and exotic claims enthralled Victorians and future generations? Here’s a story from my publishing days. In 2012, at the corner of Penguin Random House focused on metaphysical litera...

In the Hall of Magic Mirrors: Reckoning with Madame H.P. Blavatsky

How controversial is globe-spanning Russian occultist Madame H.P. Blavatsky (1831–1891), whose exploits and exotic claims enthralled Victorians and future generations? Here’s a story from my publishing days. In 2012, at the corner of Penguin Random House focused on metaphysical litera...

Mirrors of Laughter

Discordian mirrors reflect the void’s laughter, Nihilistic echoes, what comes after? Eastern sands shifting, no permanence in sight, In the dance of existence, find your own light. Distorted mirrors twist and bend all reflections, No image true, only misconceptions. Laughing at our gra...

We Burnt the Bras. Now, Let’s Break the Mirrors

I was in a comfortable chair in a sweet-smelling room, with soft music playing and a friendly woman talking to me, and all I could think about was how horrible I felt. I hate going to the hairdressers. Being forced to sit for an hour, confronted with your own reflexion in unforgiving, all-reve...

Generative algorithms and cracked mirrors

The number of ChatGPT users is starting to fall for the first time since its launch, with 10% fewer visits worldwide in June. At the same time, we are starting to see more and more cases of AI-spam, web pages written by generative algorithms — some of them not even bothering to ...