There’s something almost monastic about this mechanic’s workshop. The tools arranged like sacred relics, the quiet rituals of tuning an engine, the slow work of bringing something worn and rusted back to life. To an outsider, it might look like […]
blurring the lines between game and reality Imagine waking up one morning to an email that shouldn’t exist. A cryptic message from a character you’ve never met, hinting at a secret society, a hidden mystery, or an unfolding conspiracy. Or […]
Here’s what the Beatles Rubber Soul album would have sounded like if it were recorded as a Motown album: h/t: https://bgr.com/entertainment/ai-turned-the-beatles-rubber-soul-into-a-motown-album-that-sounds-uncannily-real/
Wow! These photos from photographer Susan Kaufer Carey are stunning! Check out her full photo essay in the Edge of Humanity Magazine Likes https://edgeofhumanity.com/2025/02/04/reseeding/.
I came across a simple yet powerful idea from Lenny’s latest podcast where he interviews Shopify’s CEO, Tobi Lũtke: You are way, way better than you think. It’s the kind of phrase that lands differently depending on where you are […]
I’ve wrestled with this question for years. I want to make art for art’s sake, but I also want to be compensated for the value my art brings. That tension—between creating from a deep, personal place and needing to make […]
“The fear of being seen comes from the tension of being different. And that shadow gaze, it doesn’t know how to resolve this tension, except with the binary options of conforming or hiding. To unhide yourself is to bring yourself […]
The internet has become a relentless cacophony of voices, ads, distractions, and demands for our attention. It’s a noisy, chaotic bazaar, and if we’re not careful, it can swallow us whole. In his brilliant post, “How to Survive Being Online”, […]
I love Bernie Gourley’s reading of this Wallace Stevens‘ poem: Of the Surface of Things Go listen to Bernie read and then come back for a closer look at the poem. Wallace Stevens’ poem is a meditation on perception, the […]
Likes Is NotebookLM—Google’s Research Assistant—the Ultimate Tool for Thought? – Ep.22 with Steven Johnson. This episode gets into it with Steven Johnson, best-selling author and AI innovator! He’s not just the brains behind “How We Got to Now,” he’s also […]
The algorithms have been good for a long time were good at herding us into different pens, and for the purposes of getting me to spend money, I’m fine with this. However, these days it’s a radical pen where we see […]
Intentional silence is not simply the absence of sound or action but an active state of presence. It’s a way of reclaiming time, thought, and identity. It’s a pause pregnant with potential—a breath held in anticipation of transformation. What would […]
Tim reminds us of how important HTML is to the web. If you don’t have a subscription to Wired, you can listen to the audio of the article from this link. HTML is the quiet architect of the web, an […]
A cyberflâneur, by definition, strolls through the Internet. Little purpose guides his journey, and hours slip by as the individual explores the many different crevices of the ever-growing web, from Wikipedia to Tumblr, from popular news sites to Twitter, from […]
this post is a mix of humour, philosophy, and speculation (my cup of tea). Osiris (the author) uses provocative language and imagery to make a case for embracing the possibilities of AI as a transformative, almost mystical force in human […]
I’ve always looked at D&D rules the way Captain Barbossa looks at the Pirate’s Code: “They’re more what you’d call guidelines than actual rules.” When you’re playing with strangers, the rules are important—they give everyone a fair starting point and […]
my new favourite podcast. one bartender. three philosophers. serving straight shots of insight directly to your earbuds.
started reading some of Charles Olson’s work.