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agreements create the structure that makes us more than slime molds agreements with ourselves, what we call integrity, keeping one's word, character they allow us to plan ahead, and follow through; make a promise, and mean it but too many agreements can tie a life into knots that

Feeling very lucky today to have such strong, creative, independent daughters Not to mention artistic: Expression through art is so valuable, and it reflects a synthesis that is hard to capture in linear form.   There was a period when I didn't post about my family much, partly because

How did I not realize my daughter published this lovely short piece back in 2017.   Cherry & Chocolate  by Amber Velez, published by Drunk Monkeys The title is familiar but I think I had read a different one and confused it for this one.  Reading now - its like finding

AIs good at helping humans do what they intend <<  AIs that are good at manipulating humans to do what someone else wants this is more a tweet than a blog post, but I'm not tweeting now...

saving it here for reference, will frame it more later.  these were really cool lawyers who work on human rights and freedom of expression and also they are hopeful for decentralized tech solutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YsnGkFG7o8

so high level patterns are the most durable - look at what percent of code is left from even 20 years ago; words from 500 years ago remain and are widely used "what a tangled web we weave..." quotes that use powerful imagery to communicate a complex pattern

Sometimes, it's hard for me to switch gears from something I care a lot about - launching this cooperative startup, or lobbying for these guys who are facing down dictators in Myanmar or kidnapped by thugs in Iraq - to writing python tests for a purpose that is,

I like biking in the heat.  Being in touch with my body, feeling that actual need for shade and water, somehow makes me feel a bit more alive.  It would be different of course if I had to do it, or if I had no shelter.  But maybe because I

So many ideas, if I write one a day I could probably write for three months straight.  But I am slow to put them out.  Some because I want to really make a difference with them, and write for an audience; but finding the audience, and adding the research and

And I thought Ralph Waldo was my friend...reading his essays for some comfort and deeper thinking and ran into one where he idolizes Napoleon.  For ruthlessly killing people without hesitation.  Emerson, really?  What is wrong with you? So much for comforts of the past...we're gonna have