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maybe i am minimalist after all

I’ve long maintained that while I share some of its philosophies, I’m not really minimalist, at least according to any popular understanding of the term. Lately, I've been reconsidering that.

stop asking writers about "AI"

Every time I tell someone new that I'm a writer, they pause for a moment, then ask the same question: "So, what do you think about AI?" This question has been sapping my motivation to write for years.

visions of an embodied internet

Some days, I wonder what the internet would be like in an analog world. Can we envision interacting with the massive web in physical form, without directly touching a computer?

currency is an abstraction of value

Your money represents the level at which you value your time and belongings. How are you spending it?

2025 in review

I did a lot more in 2025 than just graduate college.

building an analog week calendar with a deck of cards

All it takes to indicate the week number is a standard deck of playing cards.

analyzing subscriptions and budgets

Hoping to help people make better financial decisions, here is my thought process for spending.

my ideal tech setup

Dreaming up tech I wish I had is a good way to evaluate what I really want and need.

urlref: website bookmarking for handwritten notes

I designed my own purpose-built software for referencing websites with short codes in 59 lines of Nim.

combating consumerism

My philosophy of "things" and how I'm working toward it.