Geoffrey Ballinger
@the-crowsnest.bsky.social
In search of enough time
Read my slightly more organized stream-of-consciousness on Medium: https://medium.com/@gballinger27
Read my slightly more organized stream-of-consciousness on Medium: https://medium.com/@gballinger27
If you are ever worried about being redundant, just go check the number of moka pot tutorials on YouTube.
January 12, 2026 at 5:56 AM
If you are ever worried about being redundant, just go check the number of moka pot tutorials on YouTube.
Can AI be used to make more than just slop? Read my (100% human-written) words in my latest post on Medium:
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Six AI-Assisted Creators Doing It Right
Can AI make you more creative?
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January 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Can AI be used to make more than just slop? Read my (100% human-written) words in my latest post on Medium:
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medium.com/@gballinger2...
What foods did you learn to love as an adult?
Read about my reconciliation with arugula in my latest on Medium:
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Read about my reconciliation with arugula in my latest on Medium:
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Arugula: The Sharpest Green
We all have food that we learned to love only once our taste buds had matured.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What foods did you learn to love as an adult?
Read about my reconciliation with arugula in my latest on Medium:
medium.com/@gballinger2...
Read about my reconciliation with arugula in my latest on Medium:
medium.com/@gballinger2...
Persimmon: Winter’s Gem
Istanbul, like much of Turkey, is an unplanned food garden.*
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December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Become uncommodifiable.
December 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Become uncommodifiable.
Ah the neurotic things we do to avoid writing
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Ah the neurotic things we do to avoid writing
My latest piece for Satya Astrology on astrology in Medieval Europe:
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A Fatal Law: Medieval Europe and the Astrological Renaissance - Satya Astrology
Reintroduced to the Latin West in the 12th century, astrology positioned man at the center of the vast universe, and inspired Renaissance thinkers to investigate — and eventually uproot — concepts tha...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
My latest piece for Satya Astrology on astrology in Medieval Europe:
satyastrology.com/medieval-eur...
satyastrology.com/medieval-eur...
the best way to feel like a hungry ghost is to make some ramen and throw on a Mark Wiens video
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
the best way to feel like a hungry ghost is to make some ramen and throw on a Mark Wiens video
Wading into controversial waters, but a topic that is near and dear to my heart. Read more on Medium:
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An Argument Against (Dis)proving Astrology:
Or, Why It Doesn’t Really Matter If Astrology Is “Real”
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November 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Wading into controversial waters, but a topic that is near and dear to my heart. Read more on Medium:
medium.com/@gballinger2...
medium.com/@gballinger2...
One should interact with ChatGPT (and any LLM, to be honest) with the assumption that any data you share with the bot will be sold later, without your consent.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
One should interact with ChatGPT (and any LLM, to be honest) with the assumption that any data you share with the bot will be sold later, without your consent.
The only thing worse than AI-generated ads is ads with real humans reading AI-generated copy.
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The only thing worse than AI-generated ads is ads with real humans reading AI-generated copy.
Taking a week off work to go through my YouTube Watch Later
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Taking a week off work to go through my YouTube Watch Later
Write, my angel of copy! Write!
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Write, my angel of copy! Write!
Ah America, the stock photo country
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ah America, the stock photo country
I wish it were more interesting, but one of the most important questions you should ask yourself in this day and age is "What are they trying to sell you?"
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I wish it were more interesting, but one of the most important questions you should ask yourself in this day and age is "What are they trying to sell you?"
The sweet spot is when things exist, but you don't have to care about them if you don't want to.
November 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The sweet spot is when things exist, but you don't have to care about them if you don't want to.
I would love to, but the internet is waiting for me, and it's full of things I didn't know I wanted to know.
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I would love to, but the internet is waiting for me, and it's full of things I didn't know I wanted to know.
It's out there...the Reel that would have changed your life forever...just beyond the one that made you close the app...if you had just kept scrolling...
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It's out there...the Reel that would have changed your life forever...just beyond the one that made you close the app...if you had just kept scrolling...
Nah, I want biaural beats so hard I slough off this mortal coil.
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Nah, I want biaural beats so hard I slough off this mortal coil.
A meditation on the miracles it takes to brew a cup of tea.
The World in a Teacup
It’s easy to take for granted the work, the systems, the goodwill — the human-made miracles — that go into even the most daily of things.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A meditation on the miracles it takes to brew a cup of tea.
To be a fish rising up from the depths to nibble on a bit of floating bread; to be a dancer in Berlin, waiting on the U-bahn platform in striped sweats.
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
To be a fish rising up from the depths to nibble on a bit of floating bread; to be a dancer in Berlin, waiting on the U-bahn platform in striped sweats.
bb girl all masculinity is performative
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
bb girl all masculinity is performative
The only thing holding me back from my full potential is that reading on e-readers is not a satisfying experience.
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The only thing holding me back from my full potential is that reading on e-readers is not a satisfying experience.
Nothing more inspiring than an old dog learning new tricks
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Nothing more inspiring than an old dog learning new tricks