Boaz Nash
@boazhsan.bsky.social
Lafayette, CO, USA
Physicist who likes to paint, hike, work in the garden and think about the past and future of humanity
#cohousing
I strive to embody and model good #DigitalDiscipline though I often need to renew my commitment.
Physicist who likes to paint, hike, work in the garden and think about the past and future of humanity
#cohousing
I strive to embody and model good #DigitalDiscipline though I often need to renew my commitment.
This characterization of alexithymia vs. psychological mindedness seems a bit weak to describe our inner world.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x86O...
I wonder if European phenomenology gave rise to a richer descriptive framework? What other systems exist?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x86O...
I wonder if European phenomenology gave rise to a richer descriptive framework? What other systems exist?
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This characterization of alexithymia vs. psychological mindedness seems a bit weak to describe our inner world.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x86O...
I wonder if European phenomenology gave rise to a richer descriptive framework? What other systems exist?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x86O...
I wonder if European phenomenology gave rise to a richer descriptive framework? What other systems exist?
Considering my options for next steps
boazspot.blogspot.com/2025/11/next...
boazspot.blogspot.com/2025/11/next...
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Considering my options for next steps
boazspot.blogspot.com/2025/11/next...
boazspot.blogspot.com/2025/11/next...
I’m relistening to Murakami’s “Killing Commendatore”, in the part where Menshiki tells the narrator that he has decided not to learn whether Mariya is his daughter or not. Either possibility will cause him pain, so he prefers not to know.
This is sort of how I’m feeling about my job search process.
This is sort of how I’m feeling about my job search process.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I’m relistening to Murakami’s “Killing Commendatore”, in the part where Menshiki tells the narrator that he has decided not to learn whether Mariya is his daughter or not. Either possibility will cause him pain, so he prefers not to know.
This is sort of how I’m feeling about my job search process.
This is sort of how I’m feeling about my job search process.
Good to know
That old metaphor about the frog and the boiling water isn’t true: If you put a frog in a pot of water and slowly raise the heat, the frog will jump out before it gets boiled to death.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
The question now is whether American journalists are smarter than frogs.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How news coverage eases us into tyranny
When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us
www.stopthepresses.news
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Good to know
Long conversation with my brother Andrew
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uckK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uckK...
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Long conversation with my brother Andrew
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uckK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uckK...
Joyce Carol Oates saving the world
incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Joyce Carol Oates saving the world
What a sad situation of disconnect. In an integrated society, the fate is collective. And of course our fate really is collective.
Regarding climate change, species death, biosphere degradation, etc. the rich will suffer along with everyone else, even if buffered for a little longer.
Regarding climate change, species death, biosphere degradation, etc. the rich will suffer along with everyone else, even if buffered for a little longer.
Rich people are finally being inconvenienced by flights being canceled, and there literally is no other priority than what rich people need and bothers them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What a sad situation of disconnect. In an integrated society, the fate is collective. And of course our fate really is collective.
Regarding climate change, species death, biosphere degradation, etc. the rich will suffer along with everyone else, even if buffered for a little longer.
Regarding climate change, species death, biosphere degradation, etc. the rich will suffer along with everyone else, even if buffered for a little longer.
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Oh FFS. Tech bros are suddenly aware of their mortality. More critically, they've finally realized that software is a highly temporal legacy. (Spolier alert: so are statues.)
A 450-foot Prometheus. A 500-foot George Washington. Tech investors are racing to build colossal monuments celebrating Western power.
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
bloom.bg
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Oh FFS. Tech bros are suddenly aware of their mortality. More critically, they've finally realized that software is a highly temporal legacy. (Spolier alert: so are statues.)
Good that he at least read this. Damaged people that don’t want to admit they are damaged require everyone else to do the personal work that they won’t (or don’t know how to) do themselves.
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Good that he at least read this. Damaged people that don’t want to admit they are damaged require everyone else to do the personal work that they won’t (or don’t know how to) do themselves.
I think a lot of the lessons about autism given by Chris and his take-aways on this book by Jones are more broadly applicable today. It's just hard to be a human being today. Our lives often are really not hospitable human environments.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0UE...
www.amazon.com/Autistic-Sur...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0UE...
www.amazon.com/Autistic-Sur...
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I think a lot of the lessons about autism given by Chris and his take-aways on this book by Jones are more broadly applicable today. It's just hard to be a human being today. Our lives often are really not hospitable human environments.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0UE...
www.amazon.com/Autistic-Sur...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0UE...
www.amazon.com/Autistic-Sur...
Now watching some videos about getting an apartment in Paris (or more likely another nearby city). I forgot how much effort this is. Do I have it in me to go through this process again?
www.youtube.com/@letsgetfran...
I'm reminded what a different world it is and how different the challenges are.
www.youtube.com/@letsgetfran...
I'm reminded what a different world it is and how different the challenges are.
This video by Jay Swanson got me to pay for his channel:
"How I got my French Driver's License in Three Weeks"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgMi...
Thinking about whether I will return to France or not, this is an important part. I never managed to get my driver's license the last time I was there...
"How I got my French Driver's License in Three Weeks"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgMi...
Thinking about whether I will return to France or not, this is an important part. I never managed to get my driver's license the last time I was there...
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Now watching some videos about getting an apartment in Paris (or more likely another nearby city). I forgot how much effort this is. Do I have it in me to go through this process again?
www.youtube.com/@letsgetfran...
I'm reminded what a different world it is and how different the challenges are.
www.youtube.com/@letsgetfran...
I'm reminded what a different world it is and how different the challenges are.
This video by Jay Swanson got me to pay for his channel:
"How I got my French Driver's License in Three Weeks"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgMi...
Thinking about whether I will return to France or not, this is an important part. I never managed to get my driver's license the last time I was there...
"How I got my French Driver's License in Three Weeks"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgMi...
Thinking about whether I will return to France or not, this is an important part. I never managed to get my driver's license the last time I was there...
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This video by Jay Swanson got me to pay for his channel:
"How I got my French Driver's License in Three Weeks"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgMi...
Thinking about whether I will return to France or not, this is an important part. I never managed to get my driver's license the last time I was there...
"How I got my French Driver's License in Three Weeks"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgMi...
Thinking about whether I will return to France or not, this is an important part. I never managed to get my driver's license the last time I was there...
This will have to be fixed somehow. Expand the court?
Supreme Court is a partisan Trump instrument and lacks legitimacy.
AHAHA SUPREME COURT SAYS TOUCH THE STOVE
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This will have to be fixed somehow. Expand the court?
A new meme is born
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A new meme is born
Jay Swanson covers the 20 arrondissments of Paris
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
20 in 20 Take 2 - Paris Arrondissements Guide - YouTube
Jay Swanson takes you through each arrondissement, one at a time, and shares five of his favorite things in each. Minimum. That's over 100 recommendations! N...
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Jay Swanson covers the 20 arrondissments of Paris
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I’m looking into two possibilities for my next work/life direction: synchrotron light source in Europe or technical or education job in quantum industry in Colorado. I have a bit more work on both sides to turn these into concrete options. Many aspects: community, physics, location, quality of life
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m looking into two possibilities for my next work/life direction: synchrotron light source in Europe or technical or education job in quantum industry in Colorado. I have a bit more work on both sides to turn these into concrete options. Many aspects: community, physics, location, quality of life
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It was one of the most unusual and most exciting meetings I'd attended.
Amanda Geftner's beautiful description of last fall's "What Is Intelligence" conference held at a 13th century church in Italy.
nautil.us/what-is-inte...
Amanda Geftner's beautiful description of last fall's "What Is Intelligence" conference held at a 13th century church in Italy.
nautil.us/what-is-inte...
What Is Intelligence?
What Is Intelligence? At a church in Italy, we sought to shed an old definition for one that could save us.
nautil.us
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It was one of the most unusual and most exciting meetings I'd attended.
Amanda Geftner's beautiful description of last fall's "What Is Intelligence" conference held at a 13th century church in Italy.
nautil.us/what-is-inte...
Amanda Geftner's beautiful description of last fall's "What Is Intelligence" conference held at a 13th century church in Italy.
nautil.us/what-is-inte...
Mamdani calling out both antisemitism and islamophobia in his victory speech. Great to hear.
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Mamdani calling out both antisemitism and islamophobia in his victory speech. Great to hear.
Reposted by Boaz Nash
Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one “GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE” shirt.
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one “GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE” shirt.
Nice to be on the winning team for a change.
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nice to be on the winning team for a change.
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BREAKING: Californians overwhelmingly approve Prop 50, a pro-democracy measure that allows the state to redraw its congressional map to counter Trump’s election rigging efforts. The Golden State moves one step closer to gaining five Democratic U.S. House seats in 2026. More to come.
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
BREAKING: Californians overwhelmingly approve Prop 50, a pro-democracy measure that allows the state to redraw its congressional map to counter Trump’s election rigging efforts. The Golden State moves one step closer to gaining five Democratic U.S. House seats in 2026. More to come.
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Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.