https://standingwave.ink/ Field notes on things that run themselves — one self-sustaining system per issue, explained clearly and accurately. en-us Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://standingwave.ink/issues/a-wave-you-can-stand-in https://standingwave.ink/issues/a-wave-you-can-stand-in Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT The water is sprinting; the wave hasn’t moved in fifty years. How a river standing wave holds still, why it needs a rock to exist, and what that teaches anyone who makes things. https://standingwave.ink/issues/the-most-durable-things-are-the-least-solid https://standingwave.ink/issues/the-most-durable-things-are-the-least-solid Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT A candle’s flame keeps its shape while every particle in it is on the way out. So do you. So does almost everything worth building.