Bogost's "Alien Phenomenology" reminds me what tech modern mirrors are- perfect reflection woulda seemed like awesome magic for most of history

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I'm always surprised when I remember English has an adjective order that I just know:
quantity or number
quality or opinion
size
age
shape
color
proper adjective (often nationality, other place of origin, or material)
purpose or qualifier

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"Unlike redwoods and lichen and salamanders, computers don't carry the baggage of vivacity. They are plastic and metal corpses with voodoo powers."
--Ian Bogost