A working definition: Technology is the disciplined arrangement of knowledge, tools, methods, and materials into a repeatable means of doing something. Or, in a more philosophical form: Technology is the way intelligence becomes embodied in tools, systems, and procedures so that an intention can act reliably in the world. For your work, I would shape … Continue reading “A Working Definition for the Word ‘Technology’”
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June 28 2026. Portable Provisions for the Modern Traveler
Place Rations Into Bag Notes Toward an Urban Coffee Table Book of Inner Provision There is an old image that still works: a traveler prepares for the road. Before the journey continues, the traveler kneels and places rations into a bag. Not only bread, not only water, not only the ordinary provisions of survival. In … Continue reading “June 28 2026. Portable Provisions for the Modern Traveler”
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Movies on Uncertainty and Hope
There’s three movies I’ve seen recently, but I’ve had an effect. Firstly, I saw in the theatre and really enjoyed watching it there. It was the Mandalorian and Grogu at home. I watched one called safety, not guaranteed and just last night. I watched the life of Chuck. You’ve landed on a fascinating triangle of … Continue reading “Movies on Uncertainty and Hope”
Marty Supreme and Worlds
Who is the character Marty supreme and how essential is he to a world? can a world exist without him and why is he so rarely captured in such fine detail? If you mean Marty Supreme and its central figure Marty Mauser, then the strange thing about him is that he is not really written … Continue reading “Marty Supreme and Worlds”
The Spirit of Adventure in Safety Not Guaranteed
One of the beautiful things about Safety Not Guaranteed is that it treats adventure less like conquest and more like permission. Most adventure stories are about crossing oceans, defeating enemies, or discovering treasure. But this film asks a quieter question: What if the greatest adventure is risking sincerity in a world trained to mock it? … Continue reading “The Spirit of Adventure in Safety Not Guaranteed”
Timaeus Eden Bardo + BASIC
Purchase this as a T-Shirt (Black & white version of pictograph) (front) and the BASIC journey text (back) Description of Plato timaeus Timaeus is one of Plato’s most influential and mysterious dialogues. Written around 360 BCE, it is a sweeping attempt to explain the structure of reality itself: the universe, matter, soul, time, mathematics, nature, … Continue reading “Timaeus Eden Bardo + BASIC”