What I Measure Against · two essays

At a Glance

A pin is a fixed point to count from, and a gap becomes a delta once both its ends are written down. That is how this site keeps from drifting.

  1. 1Put a Pin on ItWhat does this site count from, and how does it find its way back?
  2. 2The Dash Between the DatesWhen is a gap a hole, and when is it a delta?
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A point that holds still
Which end moved
Written down
Made my own

A point that holds still

A change can only be read from a point that does not move.

  1. Part 1flake.lock names one Hugo, so a year later it leads back to the same ground.
  2. Part 2Δ means how much a thing changed: the end minus the start.

Which end moved

When a result changes, ask what moved underneath it.

  1. Part 1The writing had not changed. The machine that builds the site moved.
  2. Part 2Lifespan led the climb: about 4.4 years of life, only 3.7 of healthy life.

Written down

What is written down can be checked, and found again.

  1. Part 1Which version made the album work, and is it written down anywhere?
  2. Part 2A gap stays a hole while only its first end is written down.

Made my own

What was handed over gets filled in, one true thing at a time.

  1. Part 1My husband built the foundation. I am learning to fill it.
  2. Part 2The slow months are building a shelf of essays and a voice from the school paper.