If you’re the kind who likes to drink straight from the firehose, this page is for you. No categories, no tags, just all of my essays here in reverse order of publication. I can tell you’re already pretty excited about this. You’re welcome.
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AI isn’t the problem, We are
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I’ve noticed a lot of breathless headlines lately about the coming takeover of AI, and I’d like my friends to know that a lot of the problem is perception. The danger is not that AI is going to take over cultural and military control of the earth. I know this is the premise of several…
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Why Job Sites Suck
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One of the features of the ‘new economy’ has been the proliferation of websites that host job listings. “Looking for work” in the modern sense means uploading your resume to one such platform after another, but never getting any feedback in return. These sites suck and rarely lead to getting a job. They suck for…
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Giant
I’ve been doing a thing at church where we have regular observances for the new and full moon. The theme for new moons is to introduce a different tree from the area and talk about traditional and mythological associations. Then we do a guided meditation where we talk to the tree of the month and…
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Juegos
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I am fascinated by games. A thin cross-section of culture and interaction codified into a set of cards and position markers. Complex processes transformed into simple patterns through cooperative turn taking and competitive resource management. Epic historical events retold, asking new questions each time about the importance of cleverness and the value of courage. An…
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Crossed
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It’s Lent, the season of contemplation and preparation for the holiest week in the Christian calendar, celebrating the supreme central mystery — the return from death of Christ and his promise to return again. The story of the last week of Christ is the primary topic of the Gospels, and is the focus for Christians…
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Beavers
There’s this group at church who spearhead activities that encourage environmentalism and green principles in everyday life. Usually, it’s a protest, or a talk, or a march. One time, it was a video. Sue had contacts who knew how to handle beavers, and friends in the church who were needing some remediation after a family…
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Blackitts
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MR BLACKITT: Look at them! Bloody Conservatives, filling up the bloody jails with minorities using their bloody fascist drug laws. MRS BLACKITT: What are we dear? MR BLACKITT: Progressives, and fiercely proud of it! MRS BLACKITT: Well why do they put so many minorities in jail? MR BLACKITT: Conservatives abuse their drug war laws to…
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Temple
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In the ancient world, sacred sites were relatively common, from roadside pagodas to great stone temples. The history of a pile of rocks or an ancient stone might be hard to trace, but the temples with an active priesthood and public interaction were social structures with beginning and end dates. They had distinct life cycles…
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Bible
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As an artifact of a period of European history, as a repository of stories and traditions of lost peoples, and as a talisman of authority, the Bible is an object unparalleled. It very clearly originates from a time thousands of years ago, and yet we know almost nothing about its creation. It tells many stories,…
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