10 Knots
These are American Cyborg's guiding principles.They are inspired by Donna Haraway's knots, and Tom Sachs' 10 Bullets.
"It matters what matters we use to think other matters with; it matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with; it matters what knots knot knots, what thoughts think thoughts, what descriptions describe descriptions, what ties tie ties. It matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories."
— Donna J. Haraway,
Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene
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| Image | Knot Name | Knot Number | Meaning |
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Overhand Knot | 0. Sacred Space | - Remember the Human
- Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar) - Ocean Breath (Ujjayi) |
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Square Knot | 1. Magic Circle | - Follow the Rules
- Make it Fun - Represent the Team |
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Bowline Knot | 2. Cascading Style Guide | - Past, Present & Future
- Contextual Awareness - Cohesive Bond |
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Sheet Bend | 3. File to Code | - Archive is Our Temple
- Comprehensive Version > Many Drafts - Index is Our Map |
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Clove Hitch | 4. Always Be Annotating | - Comment Your Code
- Add Aura to Paper - Metadata for the Machine |
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Fishing Knot | 5. Over & Out | - Sent Does Not Mean Received
- Address All Points - Finish Open Threads |
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Tautline Hitch | 6. Do No Harm | - To Yourself
- To the Team - To the Planet |
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Running | 7. Be Patient | - Measure Twice, Cut Once
- Know Yourself - Learn to See Slow Growth |
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Figure 8 | 8. Be Thankful | - To New York
- To Our Teammates - To Ourselves |
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Lariat Loop | 9. Reset | - Resolve Problems
- Logout - Remember the Human |
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