PinnedLand of the Free? 88% of Americans Are Less Free Than They Could BeAmericans aren’t free as free as they could be. Real freedom requires the time to do what we want, but 88% of Americans must work more…Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
PinnedSlavery through Artificial Survival (and Why We Aren’t Free Because of the Way We Work)We should be able to do what we want after doing what’s necessary. Instead, we must work more than needed — making us less free.Jan 13, 2024Jan 13, 2024
How to Measure Density Without Water and Expensive Equipment — Using Only a Phone, a Scale, a…Ah, measuring density. What better to way to spend your weekend. Here’s how to do it without making the objects wet or buying a 3D scanner.Jan 21Jan 21
African Wood Carvings (Interesting Things I’ve Come Across when Selling for Others #1)Selling for others lets you encounter some interesting things. In my case, that includes exotic wood carvings from Mozambique.Jan 14Jan 14
How I Quit My Job to Sell Other People’s Stuff (And Why You Should Follow My Journey) | Unstuff #1Eight years in a corporate job. I’ve now taken the leap and left security and comfort behind. The plan? Sell other people’s stuff.Jan 11Jan 11
Civil Liberties Aren’t Enough for Meaningful FreedomCivil liberties are not enough to be meaningfully free if one lacks the opportunities to exercise them — exemplified through Robotopia.Apr 24, 2024Apr 24, 2024
Overview of the Time Required to Maintain or Attain States of a System (in a State-based System…The things we care about tend to deteriorate. This profoundly affects our society, yet a general framework seems to be missing.Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Paths Through State Space and the Set of Reachable States (in a State-Based Systems Formalism)Something can happen in many ways. How to include this complexity without sacrificing utility?Apr 21, 2024Apr 21, 2024
Introducing a State-Based Systems FormalismA formalism that defines a system as a set of states, an actualized state, and rules/laws of state change.Apr 17, 2024Apr 17, 2024