CK Hicks
@ckhicks.com
Story-telling, tea-drinking, human-first technology advocate. Currently located in Kansas City, USA. 🇺🇸
Let's talk about the elephant in the room: What does it mean to demonstrate "talent" in 2025? ckh.me/b/11V
The Talent of Staying Relevant – CK Hicks "Heartful Technologist" (@ckhicks)
Shifting the focus from a fearful, defensive position around AI to a more productive conversation about creative potential.
ckh.me
October 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Let's talk about the elephant in the room: What does it mean to demonstrate "talent" in 2025? ckh.me/b/11V
Reflections from the quiet moments of photography, self doubt, and legacy: ckh.me/b/zs
Reflections on Photography – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
Zooming out to observe patterns and movements from a life lived with a camera in my hands.
ckh.me
September 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reflections from the quiet moments of photography, self doubt, and legacy: ckh.me/b/zs
@zeldman.bsky.social I was reading your "Staying relevant" post (you always will be, by the way) and then went back to your "vanishing personal site" post from 2008. Question for you...
August 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
@zeldman.bsky.social I was reading your "Staying relevant" post (you always will be, by the way) and then went back to your "vanishing personal site" post from 2008. Question for you...
Rubber ducks, ChatGPT, and the rest of us.
ckh.me/b/zq
ckh.me/b/zq
Rubber Ducking and Beyond – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
Talking out loud, even to an empty room, is one of the most human things we can do. But how often do we select our audience with intention?
ckh.me
August 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Rubber ducks, ChatGPT, and the rest of us.
ckh.me/b/zq
ckh.me/b/zq
...this one might land me on a few lists. Fight for the users.
ckh.me/b/wt
ckh.me/b/wt
Betraying Humanity with AI – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
A cautionary tale about handing over irreplaceable to artificial intelligence, and fighting for the dignity of humanity.
ckh.me
August 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
...this one might land me on a few lists. Fight for the users.
ckh.me/b/wt
ckh.me/b/wt
Miscarriage, again. It helps to say it out loud, somehow. Perhaps this will help someone else, too: ckh.me/b/y1
Little lives, lost and loved – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
Thoughts from a father of six, whose family of five are learning to love one another through life and loss.
ckh.me
July 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Miscarriage, again. It helps to say it out loud, somehow. Perhaps this will help someone else, too: ckh.me/b/y1
If you've known me for any number of years, you know that I love my late-night work sessions.
...all of that is changing. Full audio here: heartfultechnologist.com/podcast/005/
...all of that is changing. Full audio here: heartfultechnologist.com/podcast/005/
Courage for Creativity in the Daytime – Heartful Technologist Podcast by @ckhicks
heartfultechnologist.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If you've known me for any number of years, you know that I love my late-night work sessions.
...all of that is changing. Full audio here: heartfultechnologist.com/podcast/005/
...all of that is changing. Full audio here: heartfultechnologist.com/podcast/005/
Basketball, writing, and refining the habit of regular practice.
ckh.me/b/xb
ckh.me/b/xb
When Practice is the Goal – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
The goal is not analytics, praise, or future endeavors. Victory is ensuring today's growth, not hitting tomorrow's goal.
ckh.me
June 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Basketball, writing, and refining the habit of regular practice.
ckh.me/b/xb
ckh.me/b/xb
Why do we love virtual reality? The same reason that we climb mountains, fly airplanes, swim in oceans...we need to see it for ourselves.
Thoughts: ckh.me/b/7
Thoughts: ckh.me/b/7
The Great Grandfather of Virtual Reality – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
The legacy of Ed Catmull and his interactions with early innovations in VR/MR.
ckh.me
June 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Why do we love virtual reality? The same reason that we climb mountains, fly airplanes, swim in oceans...we need to see it for ourselves.
Thoughts: ckh.me/b/7
Thoughts: ckh.me/b/7
Wrote this eight years ago before I had children of my own. Hits different this Memorial Day.
ckh.me/t/b9
ckh.me/t/b9
The Young American – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
As kids, we learned to want the things we needed most: two parents, how to follow God, the value of hard work, and the importance of respecting all people. I hope one day I can make such a lasting imp...
ckh.me
May 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Wrote this eight years ago before I had children of my own. Hits different this Memorial Day.
ckh.me/t/b9
ckh.me/t/b9
Reposted by CK Hicks
What an honor to be recognized by the
@americanbar.org for our A.I. recreation project, #BrownRevisited! Congrats to Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, and @oyezlaw.bsky.social as finalists for the Silver Gavel Award in multimedia. brown.oyez.org and lnkd.in/g_qkMimc @spoolerfm.bsky.social
@americanbar.org for our A.I. recreation project, #BrownRevisited! Congrats to Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, and @oyezlaw.bsky.social as finalists for the Silver Gavel Award in multimedia. brown.oyez.org and lnkd.in/g_qkMimc @spoolerfm.bsky.social
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.
brown.oyez.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
What an honor to be recognized by the
@americanbar.org for our A.I. recreation project, #BrownRevisited! Congrats to Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, and @oyezlaw.bsky.social as finalists for the Silver Gavel Award in multimedia. brown.oyez.org and lnkd.in/g_qkMimc @spoolerfm.bsky.social
@americanbar.org for our A.I. recreation project, #BrownRevisited! Congrats to Jerry Goldman, Northwestern University, and @oyezlaw.bsky.social as finalists for the Silver Gavel Award in multimedia. brown.oyez.org and lnkd.in/g_qkMimc @spoolerfm.bsky.social
Film vs Digital, time to put it in writing. There are subtleties that the human eye can *feel* somehow.
ckh.me/b/wd
ckh.me/b/wd
Film vs Digital – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
Monday morning musing: enjoy this brief, nerdy consideration of the reason film photos always feel more natural.
ckh.me
April 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Film vs Digital, time to put it in writing. There are subtleties that the human eye can *feel* somehow.
ckh.me/b/wd
ckh.me/b/wd
Learning to see an endless sea of to-do items through the eyes of my children: ckh.me/b/vg
Child-like To-Do Reminders – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
Learning to see an endless sea of to-do items through the eyes of my children.
ckh.me
April 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Learning to see an endless sea of to-do items through the eyes of my children: ckh.me/b/vg
Each time I load a camera with film, I wonder: "Will anyone will ever see these frames?" ckh.me/b/vE
Instagram vs Google Photos – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
Making peace with the progress of making photographs in this season of family life.
ckh.me
April 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Each time I load a camera with film, I wonder: "Will anyone will ever see these frames?" ckh.me/b/vE
I've been quiet for a while...but I've not been idle. Let's start here: ckh.me/b/uw
Developing a New Era for Audio – CK Hicks – Heartful Technologist (@ckhicks)
Perhaps my favorite project from the past 20 years of software development. It's an important one.
ckh.me
April 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I've been quiet for a while...but I've not been idle. Let's start here: ckh.me/b/uw