I had a couple of conversations with friends this week that kind of collided in my head, and I…If you look at an orchestra, it’s usually divided into four sections: brass, woodwinds, strings and percussion. The thing is, I didn’t…Jul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022
Electing Your Lord Is No Substitute For Actual DemocracyIf you look at how American communities work, there are basically two models, with a lot of mixing-and-matching between them. I have…Nov 17, 2021Nov 17, 2021
Automated PovertyI posted this as a comment in a thread, but I think it deserves its own thread.Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
Hit ItI do a lot of thinking about how to approach problems by analogy. I like to tell stories, and I like to read stories, so when I’m working…Mar 5, 2021Mar 5, 2021
Kama Muta and its inverseIf you didn’t see my couple of paragraphs on The Discourse, I saved it off to Medium here:Jan 30, 2021Jan 30, 2021
The DiscourseEvery group of humans has a shared state. You know where you stand with the members of your family, your work team, your diving club…Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
RothkonomicsI used to be one of those people who made snide jokes about post-modernism and modern art and whatnot. Given the opportunity, I’d always…Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020
…Went The BellThe gravel crunched as he turned the vehicle off the highway; there was no paving on the over-large parking lot. He pulled the utility…Sep 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016
Lost FleshThe smell of roasted pork fills the studio as the sculptor carefully turns the pole in his hand, gently tilting a rough, blackened ceramic…Sep 8, 2016Sep 8, 2016
Belay OffThe buzz of the rope running through the abseiling rig echoed. There was a general background of animal noise, of calls and scurrying, but…Sep 1, 2016Sep 1, 2016
