% FROM: http://pipelines.local:9001/p/who's_who % SCION: system _Structure_ – aggregation of elements to form more complex structures _Appearance_ – visual expression of internal state _Metabolism_ – synthesis of nutrients for raw materials and fuel _Growth_ – an increase in either scale or amount of structure _Homeostasis_ – the maintenance of a balanced internal state _Responsiveness_ – reaction to stimuli and awareness of the environment _Adaptation_ – adjustments to survive in a changing environment _Movement_ – behavioral expression of internal state _Reproduction_ – the ability of entities to create others like itself % [_harvesting_metaphors_](http://pipelines.local:9001/p/harvesting_metaphors) **Trees I am familiar with here.** % Oaks, (many kinds—one sturdy Willows. old fellow, vital, green, bushy, Catalpas. five feet thick at the butt, I sit Persimmons. under every day,) Mountain-ash. Cedars plenty. Hickories. Tulip trees, (Liriodendron,) is of Maples, many kinds. the magnolia family—I have Locusts. seen it in Michigan and southern Birches. Illinois, 140 feet high and Dogwood. 8 feet thick at the butt {A}; does Pine. not transplant well; best rais'd the Elm. from seeds—(the lumbermen Chesnut. call it yellow poplar.) Linden. Sycamores. Aspen. Gum trees, both sweet and sour. Spruce. Beeches. Hornbeam. Black-walnuts. Laurel. Sassafras. Holly. % [_harvesting_metaphors_](http://pipelines.local:9001/p/harvesting_metaphors) The Queer Operating System as a paradigm, looks into queering of normative systems, unpacking of different social, political, economical and aesthetic codes that normalize trough technology. % [_who's_who_](http://pipelines.local:9001/p/who's_who)