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CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed

3 weeks ago 16 votes
Chelsea is not a metaphor.

CITS #92 | May 22, 2025

a month ago 17 votes
We don't have time, we are time. | Friday Footnotes #4

Footnote #4 is based on a passage from 4,000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman.

2 months ago 33 votes
Sonder, Sobriety, and Abstractions | Friday Footnotes #3

Friday Footnotes is a weekly newsletter where reading and reflection meet real life.

3 months ago 29 votes

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the bravest thing you can do this 4th of july

if america is so bold, why aren't you?

12 hours ago 4 votes
The Tolix Chair: A Design That Works By Pretending To

The Tolix chair was built to endure welders, storms, and salt air. Today, it endures brunch.

15 hours ago 2 votes
Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs

Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun

2 days ago 4 votes
Record Labels Are Running on Empty

The latest news is ominous

3 days ago 4 votes
The Good Sides Of Nepotism

It is very largely bad, to be clear. But the good sides are worth thinking about.

3 days ago 5 votes