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Magical Systems Thinking

Ed Bradon | Works In Progress | 12th September 2025

Complex megasystems tend to begin as simple, working systems. The first power grid was "a handful of electric lamps hooked up to a water wheel" in 1881. Tinkering with something massive and complex and constantly operational, like a national healthcare system, is not often the best way to fix it. Creating something new and straightforward in parallel to the behemoth, though, can do the trick (3,300 words)

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Illustrated Guide To Folding Fitted Sheets

Dave Gauer | Ratfactor | 8th August 2025

Folding a fitted sheet into a neat rectangle is a skill that takes patience and time to acquire. "I do not recommend learning anything, and especially not anything that involves elastic, when you’re in a hurry." This writer can confirm that carefully following this step-by-step process, which is augmented with charming ghostly illustrations and links to historical sheet patents, will result in a well-folded sheet (3,700 words)