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

3 weeks ago 17 votes
Chelsea is not a metaphor.

CITS #92 | May 22, 2025

a month ago 19 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 35 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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2 days ago 6 votes
The Tolix Chair

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2 days ago 4 votes