Technological Determinism
Our humanity seems driven by endless technological innovation. We seem to think that the solution to all of our problems will be born of future technology and do not consider that the source of our …
The Loss of History
The Night 17 Million Precious Military Records Went Up in Smoke by Megan Greenwell
Interesting article on what happened to an incomprehensible number of records going up in flames fifty years ago. …
The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
This collection of essays from Wendell Berry is thick and luxurious as it has taken me over a month to get through it. It is also deeply serious and passionate in a way that can be draining on …
AI Created Art
AI-Created Art Isn’t Copyrightable by Winston Cho
There is no magic in how AI creates new works as it is based on prior art in the learned model. This is arguably not different from how humans …
Can Anyone be a CEO?
Anyone can be a CEO… given enough drive, a growth mindset, and massive luck.
Drive - You must have some motivation to achieve what you want. Your drive can be intrinsic or extrinsic which is …
Kanban Board for Household Communication
A big breakthrough for my marriage and how I have a healthier relationship with home improvement projects has been the use of a Kanban board to organize what we wish to do and turn it into action. …
Kinko's Culture of the Mid 90's
I needed a job when I started college. Kinko’s seemed like a good place to work, so I applied at the location nearest to where I lived in Las Vegas. I immediately liked it. It was fast-paced and …
Moral Grandstanding
The Inescapable Rise of Moral Superiority by Michelle Cyca
As cathartic as venting one’s outrage can be in the moment, it’s clear that moral grandstanding accomplishes very little beyond …
My Rules for a Spiritual Practice
Does your spirituality involve working on your character?
Does your spirituality acknowledge we are all deeply flawed?
Does your spirituality prioritize lowering others over working to elevate you? …
New Running Hat
My new wonderfully ridiculous running hat is from https://getsprints.com.
Running Injury Progress
I’ve had a running injury since April. It has been an ongoing source of annoyance and demoralizing to my spirit. I had thought it was plantar fasciitis, but through the magic of the YouTube …
Tech Hubris is Endless
Does Sam Altman Know What He’s Creating? by Ross Andersen
On a Monday morning in April, Sam Altman sat inside OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters, telling me about a dangerous artificial …
The Absurd Human Mind
The brain that lets us analyze, model, and conceptualize systems tends to see itself as being outside of the system. This most clearly manifests as being a consumer of the environment in which we live …
Bookstore Ritual
I visit the bookstore at least three times per month. I find it relaxing to see what is new and discover what I have not seen. Books were always important to my father. He eventually managed a large …
Dirt vs Soil
I often wonder how many people understand the difference between dirt and soil. The human species has spectacularly consumed much of the planet’s soil that has been generated over millennia in …
How I Host a Site
I compose my site on Apple devices using the Draft application. It’s quick, easy, and syncs across devices. It is a fabulous application to just open and start writing. I keep a draft of running …
Kitchen Lighting Project
The next project for my Kitchen Refresh Program is to redo the overhead lighting for the island. Previously there were two pendant lights above the smaller island and a chandelier over what was the …
Maybe Corporations are a Mistake?
This succinctly summarizes my worry about the Corporation as an entity without the ability to have the best interest of society as a factor in its constitution.
The folly at the root of this foolish …
Post-Pandemic Back to School
School started this week where I live. One of my favorite things to do was to attend the High School meet the teacher night. This would usually happen within the first month of school. Since I live …
Running on Empty by Jonice Webb
This book has been hanging over me for a year and the timing felt right. I was able to mostly skim through this book and read the sections that were relevant to me. What I picked up was validation of …