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

6 days ago 9 votes
Chelsea is not a metaphor.

CITS #92 | May 22, 2025

3 weeks ago 13 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 29 votes
Sonder, Sobriety, and Abstractions | Friday Footnotes #3

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

2 months ago 26 votes
To Discard, To Preserve, To Bury, To Build | Friday Footnotes #2

Friday Footnotes is a weekly newsletter where reflection meets real life.

2 months ago 28 votes

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Things That Are Inexplicably Hateful

in 2025 AD

5 hours ago 2 votes
local man sends 2nd email after 1st only gets 3 responses

you won't believe how much shame he felt afterwards (not what you think!) // BREAKING NEWS - Survey Digest

22 hours ago 2 votes
How Much Money Does Silicon Valley Make from Stolen Video?

TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook are making billions on scrolling video feeds, and they all recycle the same (apparently pirated) video clips. Is this really legal?

42 minutes ago 1 votes
Hateful Things in 1002 AD

When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you might reasonably assume I'm being wry and somewhat exaggerated: "ohhhh, this thing from 1000 years ago is just like things we write today [if you

2 days ago 3 votes
the cure for shame is...

it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on Prism!!

2 days ago 3 votes