music David Bowie It’s funny how when people ask me who my favorite singer or band is, I almost never say David Bowie. I usually say Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, or Explosions in the Sky, depending on who I’m talking to. Yet a day rarely goes by without my listening to
Members only money The Age of Trillionaires The first trillionaire in US dollars could arrive in 2026! It's a sum so vast that our brains have trouble understand it. Well, I may have an easy way to help you understand what it entails.
Future Pasts The Big Picture (Note: this text was originally published in Metastructure, where you can find my fictions and a little more) “Dad, what was that ‘big picture’ you were talking about earlier?” “The one that many people missed just before everything fell apart.” “Could you be more precise?” “Are you recording now?” “Yes.
journaling Spending Christmas Alone It’s already nighttime on Christmas Eve in my part of the world. The kids are in bed, and we’re waiting for them to be fully asleep so that we can put the presents near the Christmas tree. And I just remembered a thing I wrote a couple of
society Cultural Stagnation Disclaimer One: I've lived in Japan for 14 years. So, even though I'm observing the whole thing online and from a distance, I'm not always totally up to date on some cultural trends in the West. Disclaimer Two: I am now 52 years old.
Thoughts Is the Fermi Paradox that paradoxical? The Fermi Paradox has been a topic of conversation for decades, but... Is it really that much of a paradox?
Thoughts Our future with AI "Why are all tech companies trying to force AI so desperately on us?" I may not just be a question of money, and could be much darker than that.
Thoughts Get some rest, they said. "Take it easy," they said. And I said, "of course, I'm not running a marathon when I'm healthy, don't expect me to leave my room when I'm sick." However, what I always overlook is that mental activity can
Thoughts Fevered thing Today was the day I was going to start posting things here, and hopefully interesting things, but it turns out I either have the flu or Covid, and I feel like shit. I really hope it's the former. I've been Covid-free since the beginning and my
Thoughts Blank Page Anxiety I don't usually have blank page anxiety. There is one exception: when I start a blog. I want the first post to be memorable or something, and well... here comes blank page anxiety. So that first post will be a patchwork of whatever comes to mind and fits
Thoughts Hello there Why is it that every time I have a new idea, I feel like I need to create a new site? I thought I was done with that and had finally managed to reduce my number of sites/blogs to just four (or is it five?) The worst part? This
