Since the last post is being fussy about comments, here’s Janice to let you speak freely.

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Since the last post is being fussy about comments, here’s Janice to let you speak freely.


Looks like all those jets are going to need some new pilots soon:

I am hacking my way through hundreds of Slope pages, and I came across this gem. I thought it was worth republishing.
For nearly the first sixteen years of Slope’s existence, I never bothered putting together any kind of manifesto, statement of purpose, or similar page. I never considered it important, and I figured it would get about as much attention as a Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
Over the course of time, however, I have realized that it is important to articulate some core values that I believe are important to the mutual prosperity of everyone here. Here, then, is a triad of triads which establish the principles and philosophy underlying the Slope of Hope:
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