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If all the code does is give us a mirror of ourselves, translating our material world into configurable bits and bytes. If what we want from code is not only power, but also discourse and connection, then perhaps we should begin to ask ourselves about the codes we are in the habit of overlooking in our preoccupation with our own, whether digital or genomic. There are plenty of codes out there calling for our attention, and many are in plain sight or hearing. If access to digital code can open up the heart of a computer, would a deeper understanding of these other codes enable us to open our own codes—and our own hearts?

- Joline Blais and Jon Ippolito