Wikipedia Speedruns and the Interconnected Nature of Knowledge
When I first came across the concept of Wikipedia speedruns, I thought they were a pretty stupid idea. Not that they were a bad idea per se, but the idea of a speedrun is that it’s something measurable across time using a medium that’s static. As soon as conditions change, that speedrun must be adjusted […]
Retro Gaming Reflections
Every morning when I wake up, for a few minutes, the world seems to stand still. During these waking moments, I find myself wrestling with a profound sense of disquiet. In one of these introspective periods, I often turn to the past for comfort, seeking refuge in the nostalgia of simpler times. Recently, I rediscovered […]
Unpublished Novelist
In the late hours of the night, I often find myself alone with my thoughts. I’m a solitary figure poised on the precipice between creation and oblivion. The cursor on the screen points to a blank document, out of habit, often with a vaguely defined purpose. Suddenly, my fingers rampage across the keyboard, and words […]
Mindful Monday Roundup – 2024-03-04
Once upon a time I was quite active in the #MotivationMonday social media community. But after awhile, people started just sharing the same quotes and the same canned cliches for motivation and inspiration. I went through some dark times and gave up on the whole motivational / inspirational tag train But, recently I’ve come across […]
The Chaos of Commuting
The daily commute: that peculiar human ritual where we find ourselves crammed into buses, trains, or cars, partaking in a collective journey that often teeters on the edge of the absurd. As I sit here at our home in the serene landscape of Vermont, my wife is embarking on a several-hour commute herself to the […]
Smarter Than the Average Homosapien
Here’s a rather interesting excerpt from my journal from my later college years. It was a very miserable time in my life, and yet, many of these insights still ring true for me… I may be smarter than the average homosapien, but I don’t consider myself one with big ideas or especially rare insights into […]
Zero Discrimination Day
For the past ten years, March 1st has become the time of year to observe Zero Discrimination Day. As I am quite vehemently opposed to discrimination, being some of the worst anti-humanist behavior of all time, I needed to write something about recognizing this day. Observed annually on March 1st since 2014, Zero Discrimination Day […]
Leap Day 2024
Today is Leap Day 2024, that 29th day of February that comes but every four years. With these extra 24 hours I wish to spend the majority of them reaching into the blogosphere. I wish to seek what gems still remain beneath the shallow veneer of self-promotion, hollow AI generated fluff, and religious extremism. I […]
Seeking Truth in a Disenchanted World
Modern existence seems to always be in a ceaseless flux, in which any meaningful human endeavor seems marred by tides of disillusionment. Thus, I often find myself adrift. I’m caught between the ephemeral beauty of creation and the stark realities of a world that grows ever more cynical. The complexities of our era, with its […]