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I've long loved Hokusai's painting, and felt it catching my imagination. Power, beauty, and terror all rolled into one. Droplets of water, negligible in themselves, unstoppable in coherent motion.
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I've long loved Hokusai's painting, and felt it catching my imagination. Power, beauty, and terror all rolled into one. Droplets of water, negligible in themselves, unstoppable in coherent motion.
This is an absolute gem. It feels connected to Gibran's "On Crime"--and is a "dilemma" with which I strongly resonate. But I love how this framing makes it more a navigation of an integrated whole than a dilemma.
If setting boundaries never feels totally right to you, maybe you're not the problem. Maybe it's "boundaries."
For @vox.com, I wrote about how our societal language of "boundaries" is broken, and I offer an alternative from Buddhist psychology:
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
For @vox.com, I wrote about how our societal language of "boundaries" is broken, and I offer an alternative from Buddhist psychology:
www.vox.com/the-highligh...
You don’t need better boundaries. You need a better framework.
“Setting boundaries” is broken — but there’s a different way to think about caring for yourself and others.
www.vox.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This is an absolute gem. It feels connected to Gibran's "On Crime"--and is a "dilemma" with which I strongly resonate. But I love how this framing makes it more a navigation of an integrated whole than a dilemma.
"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Thinking of writing a play, a tragedy about a demolition-derby king. It was prophesied at his birth that his enjoyment of his mother's cooking would eventually destroy him.
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Thinking of writing a play, a tragedy about a demolition-derby king. It was prophesied at his birth that his enjoyment of his mother's cooking would eventually destroy him.
Me: Asian stereotypes, even the positive ones, serve the purpose of "othering" and contribute to systematic injustice.
Also me, looking in the mirror 4-5 weeks after my lasthaircut: oh hey, bruce lee
Also me, looking in the mirror 4-5 weeks after my lasthaircut: oh hey, bruce lee
October 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Me: Asian stereotypes, even the positive ones, serve the purpose of "othering" and contribute to systematic injustice.
Also me, looking in the mirror 4-5 weeks after my lasthaircut: oh hey, bruce lee
Also me, looking in the mirror 4-5 weeks after my lasthaircut: oh hey, bruce lee
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I flew home from two weeks in Ireland to Dulles (DC) on Thursday. I fly into Dulles A LOT.
For a few years, travelers were greeted by a massive display on the Freedom of Speech/1st Amendment on the way to the baggage claim. (left)
Yesterday, it was gone. Not metaphorically. Actually. (right)
For a few years, travelers were greeted by a massive display on the Freedom of Speech/1st Amendment on the way to the baggage claim. (left)
Yesterday, it was gone. Not metaphorically. Actually. (right)
September 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I flew home from two weeks in Ireland to Dulles (DC) on Thursday. I fly into Dulles A LOT.
For a few years, travelers were greeted by a massive display on the Freedom of Speech/1st Amendment on the way to the baggage claim. (left)
Yesterday, it was gone. Not metaphorically. Actually. (right)
For a few years, travelers were greeted by a massive display on the Freedom of Speech/1st Amendment on the way to the baggage claim. (left)
Yesterday, it was gone. Not metaphorically. Actually. (right)
Ignorance is bliss...but now the words "toilet plume" are uncomfortably present in your knowledge of the world. Even if you don't know their meaning yet.
August 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ignorance is bliss...but now the words "toilet plume" are uncomfortably present in your knowledge of the world. Even if you don't know their meaning yet.
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me (trying to sound normal): ah, i just help look for lost cats sometimes 🥰
also me (holding a $1000 thermal hunting scope irresponsibly bought specifically to find cats):
also me (holding a $1000 thermal hunting scope irresponsibly bought specifically to find cats):
August 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
me (trying to sound normal): ah, i just help look for lost cats sometimes 🥰
also me (holding a $1000 thermal hunting scope irresponsibly bought specifically to find cats):
also me (holding a $1000 thermal hunting scope irresponsibly bought specifically to find cats):
I'd like all the wisdom. Yesterday and painlessly, if you don't mind.
August 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I'd like all the wisdom. Yesterday and painlessly, if you don't mind.
Imagine a better world. What SHOULD the the acronym "AI" commonly mean in that world? (Farmers--sit this one out.)
August 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Imagine a better world. What SHOULD the the acronym "AI" commonly mean in that world? (Farmers--sit this one out.)
completely unrelated to current events of course
August 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
completely unrelated to current events of course
Compliments to someone at State Farm for brilliant process. I got a text message saying they'll be calling me shortly about a claim and giving a callback number if I miss the call. Then, slightly later, my phone rang, with the guy from claims. They GET phone communication!
July 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Compliments to someone at State Farm for brilliant process. I got a text message saying they'll be calling me shortly about a claim and giving a callback number if I miss the call. Then, slightly later, my phone rang, with the guy from claims. They GET phone communication!
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One of the hottest days of the year so far in Texas: 53% of the power on peak is coming from solar & wind. Wholesale power is ~$20 per megawatt-hour or 2 cents per kilowatt-hour. No conservation calls, no energy emergencies. ~20 gigawatts of extra power just sitting around.
July 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One of the hottest days of the year so far in Texas: 53% of the power on peak is coming from solar & wind. Wholesale power is ~$20 per megawatt-hour or 2 cents per kilowatt-hour. No conservation calls, no energy emergencies. ~20 gigawatts of extra power just sitting around.
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Amazon Ring is introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices.
Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire
Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire
Amazon Ring Cashes in on Techno-Authoritarianism and Mass Surveillance
Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is back at the helm of the surveillance doorbell company, and with him is the surveillance-first-privacy-last approach that made Ring one of the most maligned tech devices....
www.eff.org
July 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Amazon Ring is introducing a new feature that would allow police to request live-stream access to people’s home security devices.
Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire
Helllll no. If you have one of those things, get rid of it. Kill it with fire
The Lord grant us a peaceful night, and a perfect end. Except for some. May their dreams be filled with terrors and their days with misery until they cease bringing evil into the world.
July 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Lord grant us a peaceful night, and a perfect end. Except for some. May their dreams be filled with terrors and their days with misery until they cease bringing evil into the world.
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Of course the main task is to free ourselves from fossil fuels, but it is a wonderful planet where a trio from the plant, bacterial, and fungal worlds cooperate to bind up carbon while making delicious fruit. #FossilFree and #EatMoreFigs #Multisolving
New research shows that wild fig species in Kenya turn partially to stone, locking away carbon effectively forever and boosting soil health, making them prime candidates for agroforestry and reforestation initiatives. 🧪🌏https://planetficus.substack.com/p/stone-making-fig-trees-offer-surprising
Stone-making fig trees offer surprising climate solution
New research shows that wild fig species in Kenya turn partially to stone, locking away carbon effectively forever and boosting soil health, making them prime candidates for agroforestry and reforesta...
planetficus.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Of course the main task is to free ourselves from fossil fuels, but it is a wonderful planet where a trio from the plant, bacterial, and fungal worlds cooperate to bind up carbon while making delicious fruit. #FossilFree and #EatMoreFigs #Multisolving
no, of course I didn't wait to start my 20 hours of continuing ed until two weeks before it was due in a ridiculously busy time. just think how irrational that would be
June 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
no, of course I didn't wait to start my 20 hours of continuing ed until two weeks before it was due in a ridiculously busy time. just think how irrational that would be
"Waiting"
In this mixed-media answer to Godot the artist captures a paradox of modern life: endless quiet waiting, but with coiled urgency waiting for the One Moment when the time is right and action is critical. But will that moment come, or is the waiting fundamentally absurd?
In this mixed-media answer to Godot the artist captures a paradox of modern life: endless quiet waiting, but with coiled urgency waiting for the One Moment when the time is right and action is critical. But will that moment come, or is the waiting fundamentally absurd?
May 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Waiting"
In this mixed-media answer to Godot the artist captures a paradox of modern life: endless quiet waiting, but with coiled urgency waiting for the One Moment when the time is right and action is critical. But will that moment come, or is the waiting fundamentally absurd?
In this mixed-media answer to Godot the artist captures a paradox of modern life: endless quiet waiting, but with coiled urgency waiting for the One Moment when the time is right and action is critical. But will that moment come, or is the waiting fundamentally absurd?
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"The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned."
-Bryan Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative
-Bryan Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative
April 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned."
-Bryan Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative
-Bryan Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative
As if it weren't unfair enough that they have huge teeth and claws
April 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
As if it weren't unfair enough that they have huge teeth and claws
Fascinating clouds. Unsure how to describe this structure.
April 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Fascinating clouds. Unsure how to describe this structure.
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Happy return-of-non-citizen-dispatched-by-an-opressive-government-without-a-fair-trial Day to all who celebrate!
April 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Happy return-of-non-citizen-dispatched-by-an-opressive-government-without-a-fair-trial Day to all who celebrate!
Whatever your faith or philosophy, may cruelty and injustice in your world be reduced to a scaffolding for beauty.
April 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Whatever your faith or philosophy, may cruelty and injustice in your world be reduced to a scaffolding for beauty.