Archive - thesis building

What powerlifting taught me about the virtues of maximalism

Back in 2018, I was woefully unfit. I hadn’t exercised in years and I was not paying my diet any better attention. I, like anyone else who is or has…

Jan 19 •

July 2020

Internet Writer Workflows

A byproduct of curiosity, observation, and play

Jul 6, 2020 •

June 2020

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... however, you'll continue to access most content FOR FREE.

Jun 15, 2020 •

A New Old Pattern Language

From The Yak Collective's New Old Home project.

Jun 14, 2020 •

April 2020

update on my last post

Hello subscribers, I’ll be straight with you: my last post, in its original version, contains errors. There are some redundant paragraphs due to a…

Apr 27, 2020 •

Germinating the Systems of Subroutines

A Permaculture of the Self: Part I

Apr 27, 2020 •

Stop Telling Yourself Stories, Start Building Designs

The Difference Between Narrative and Design Mindsets

Apr 7, 2020 •

Productivity is a Fuck

The folk concept of productivity has done untold damage to people’s psyches.

Apr 5, 2020 •

Full Slack Design

Refactoring Until You Make It

Apr 4, 2020

November 2019

I have never had problems with money, certainly not with earning money. In college, I worked an array of, at times, three or four jobs at a time…

Nov 21, 2019 •

11.11.19: symbol dominates space

I am taking an online reading group course, "The Digital Transformation of Physical Space," and am perusing through the book, Learning from Las Vegas…

Nov 11, 2019 •

October 2019

I feel most free, most inspired, when on the country roads. Or perhaps when the vehicle takes the shape of my body itself, as I scale the mountain, with…

Oct 23, 2019 •

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