Cast a glitch oracle

How to do it

1. Write the question.
2. Choose an aspect.
3. Choose the source: a glitch, an error, a random value, a feed.
4. Set the seed.
5. Capture the draw before interpreting it.
6. Write the reading and one action.
7. Record the question, seed, source and reading.
8. Close the session.

What you need

• The Glitch Oracle or a notebook
• A capture tool
• A ledger

A worked example

Question: 'what should I stop maintaining?' The Tower, a build error at 14:02, reading: 'the part that keeps breaking wants to be removed.' Action: delete the branch.

What can go wrong

• The draw is repeated until it says something pleasant.
• The reading is treated as a fact.
• The capture is lost and the reading cannot be checked.

Background

Keeping a record

The question, seed, source, reading and action.