March 2011
A thing you'll do today: Pride →
Tell me something you’ve done, recently, of which you are most proud. Tell me something you’ve done that’s made you feel awesome. Don’t give me any bullshit about not having done anything. Don’t…
February 2011
Dreams →
Last night I helped the Leverage team take down a malevolent AI which had spawned from the intricate predictive security measures in a casino. But the AI was smart, see, and first made itself known…
Worldtrees and whatnot →
Oh yeah, so, yesterday— Wednesday— a semi-regular customer came in to the shop to sign up for our conference room. He wants to set up a meeting group on every second Wednesday. They’re going to…
Make Clear The Way →
Thinking about Threshold spaces. Breathe in, hold, breathe out, hold, breathe in, hold, breathe out… Eventually the right moment to loose the arrow (pull the trigger, push the lever, turn into the…
The Incremental Futurist →
We aren’t good at knowing what the whole future will look like because we aren’t good at knowing how the context and syntax of meaning— that which arises from between the interplay of present…
Context: →
The cliché is that “you have to know the rules before you can break them.” Let’s put that another way: By understanding something within its context, as completely as possible, we can more…
A post from my phone →
First of all, it is ridiculously difficult to access the posting feature, on my phone. Second, the fact that the screen doesn’t centre to the cursor is REALLY annoying. But that’s not why i’m…
"What's with Today, today?" →
I have decided that today is the day for doing all those things you don’t want to do. Think of a thing you have to do, today. Does that thing Immediately make you dread it? Then Do That Thing,…
"Negative experiences can stop painkillers... →
“Negative experiences can stop painkillers working” So. There’s that. If you’re not reading http://fuckyeahconsciousness.tumblr.com then may I suggest you immediately rectify this behaviour. …
In Which Things Take (Make) Place →
We’re going to have a little cinversation about space, now. If I’m not clear, if you have any questions, or if I misrepresent something, please comment to that effect. If you disagree with me, and…
Didn't even have to use... Well. You know. →
A great day, all around, and a great night last night. The first installment of our weekly Fringe Binge was a rousing success. We watched two episodes of Fringe and the first episode of series 3 of…
Book Sigining Chainsaw: →
It’s been a while since I last mentioned anything about the project of my trying to facilitate a signing with a major author. Certain things have moved forward, in a really encouraging way, this past…
Pretend →
First of all, pretend we’re drunk. Like, sitting on a porch at 4am after a party in the late spring, Drunk. Next, pretend that, when I get drunk enough, I forget things (I don’t) and that you know…
"And you open the door and you step inside..." →
How are you, today? I talked to your gods and your ruling passions, last night. I asked them to tell you whatever it is they were waiting to tell you, and to give you whatever it was they are going…
"The Metaphysical Cyborg"* →
First things first: I owe the title of this post to Eirk Davis; it’s based of the title of a chapter in his book, TechGnosis, “The Spiritual Cyborg.” I’ve been seriously conisdering what it means…
How am I not myself? →
I had a small mental breakdown, tonight, and it wasn’t pretty. I thank both Brandon and Rebekah for talking with me long enough to work through a bunch of my own bullshit. In the end, it was an…
Psychological →
I often feel guilt about having access to thing that others don’t, or, more specifically, having an over-abundance of non-tranferable opportunity in areas in which people I know experience a dearth…
"There is change in the what is..." →
It’s the year of the Metal Rabbit, in the Chinese Zodiac. It’s the kind of year for operating behind the scenes to get things done, rather than approaching things in a more direct fashion. That’s…
Opening Doors: One More Thing →
When I open that door for you? Come back here and tell me where it leads. Time to go to work.
Something to consider: On godhood →
Something people never seemed to understand in theology or philosophy of religion is that God is a Cyborg. God, in fact, is the ultimate cyborg. You ask me if an all powerful god can make a rock so…
