10 9 / 2008
"So how will I build a high-fidelity universe? Adjust the levels. Turn down the noise, seek out stronger signals. It is so vastly simple. It is only difficult because the easy shortcut is so persistent. Before adjusting the levels, then, there’s something else I need to do: develop a healthy suspicion of shortcuts. This, I hope, is how I will start to drain the ocean of noise."