No Kings Dallas
Antifa gathered in Dallas, TX. I documented the insurrection.
Ministry for the Poor and Vulnerable
Fiction and Photographs by Damon Sicore
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Mozilla Is My Favorite
I miss the days of developing Firefox. It s special to build and work with a massive team that maintains a superior work and process ethic. I ve never participated in anything so rewarding. It helped that, by the grace of my Continue reading
47’s First Day
In the first 24 hours of his presidency, the actions and words of our country’s leader and his allies are despicable and deeply troubling. Today marks my lowest point as an American. While our nation has faced its share of Continue reading
Mountain Fork River, OK
With 24 hours of off time, I threw the go-boxen into the truck and drove 3.5 hours to finally fly fish some trout waters—cold clear riffles—since my time as a child with my dad in Yellowstone. Back then, fly fishing Continue reading
Jäegermonkey
Jägermonkey Lives
Believe
If someone tells you they are going to lie, cheat, steal, and physically hurt you, believe them.
Monas Hieroglyphica
All bodies have edges in common with their shadows (something which Mathematicians know quite well). Similarly the wise realize that true bodies [of work] have diction [word choices], in speaking and writing, which are in common with their shadows. While Continue reading
Voter Suppression In Ellis County, TX
I live next to downtown Waxahachie, TX, and I ve voted there before. Usually one can vote early at the Elections Office and, on election day, several other locations like the Woman s Building on the corner of W. Jefferson St. (my Continue reading
Existential Internet Panic
Stunned for a moment when YouTube app accidentally(?) served me an ad in which my real-life home was used as the stock footage for my future dream home product they were selling. A split second of pure panic for some Continue reading
Fact
Nobody has the right to not be offended.
El Chingaso vs Ford
Ribs. Brisket. Good times.
New Work
Just a tiny fragment of the larger piece. Spinning up. Trying to keep it going.
Facing Mirrors
Self-awareness: facing mirrors that pass through the universe, gathering new images on the way endlessly reflexive. The infinite seen as finite, the analogue of consciousness carrying the sensed bits of infinity. Frank Herbert. Chapterhouse: Dune. Duncan Idaho s odd Mentat metaphor. I Continue reading
G’morning.
Waxahachie Morning View
Wikipedia to Charge Big Tech
I was right. Now Wikipedia is implementing what I suggested while I was VP of Engineering and Head of Product at Wikimedia Foundation. This was the plan, and now they ve finally found the courage to make it real.
Tree Bridges of Cedar Hill Nature Preserve
Chas. Fly rod. Lake Ray Hubbard.
Invisible Borderline In Plain Sight
Personality disorders are real. They should be understood by everyone. Those who suffer from them need support and love. Sufferers are not to blame for their disorders. In no way should anyone be shamed for having a personality disorder. They Continue reading
Pay Attention
Read the full thread.
Bluegrass on the High Plains Drifter
Your browser does not support the video tag. Johnny Campbell, on the fiddle, brought some friends aboard for a night of Bluegrass on the water.
Four Years Ago A Pirate
Oh, better far to live and dieUnder the brave black flag I fly,Than play a sanctimonious part,With a pirate head and a pirate heart.Away to the cheating world go you,Where pirates all are well-to-do;But I ll be true to the song Continue reading
Wikipedia Search
What has been reported about me and my involvement with Wikimedia Foundation s Moonshot is not true. Lila used me as a scapegoat after she destroyed WMF s confidence in her after repeatedly lying about strategy, hiring efforts, and budgets. She acted Continue reading
The US National Intelligence Strategy 2019
Here s the definition of National Intelligence and Intelligence Related to National Security: National Intelligence and Intelligence Related to National Security means all intelligence, regardless of the source from which derived and including information gathered within or outside the United States, Continue reading
On Faith
Remember particularly that you cannot be a judge of any one. For no one can judge a criminal, until he recognizes that he is just such a criminal as the man standing before him, and that he perhaps is more Continue reading
Conan Scours the Permian Basin
I ve drawn/read Conan since childhood. I lived next to Cross Plains, TX, where Robert E. Howard created Conan the Barbarian. In my youth, I spent days alone exploring river beds and mesas in this ancient land, just like Conan s creator.
To Hell With Privatization of Education, Health, and Law Enforcement
$85 + $40 shipping for a power cord for Clyde s feeding pump. Ever feed a five year old boy three times a day with a syringe and tube? It s really a 50 cent wire. If I buy it, then I Continue reading
Psychic Puncture Progress
Unconditional Love
I believe in the Golden Rule. For this essay, I want to address a few details as a result of applying this rule. These are my personal guiding principles when it comes to my own behavior: Do unto others only Continue reading
The Rise of Work Wives and Work Husbands
We re seeing the rise of work wives and work husbands in addition to partners at home. We love who we pay attention to all the time, and the opposite is true: We pay attention to those we love, all the Continue reading
Plan 9 From Outer Space
It s hard to believe this is the late 80s: Sourced from the Plan 9 site.
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Berlin Wall Under Mozilla
The Berlin Wall underneath the site of Mozilla s office during construction. I just rediscovered this photograph out of an old folder of darkroom discards. Disturbing and powerful thought provoking memory. I visited after dark. I would literally run through the Continue reading
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Trust is Not A Choice
Trust is math. Faith is a choice. One is determined; the other is an action. Trust is not a choice. Likewise, faith is not math. Proof: Choose to trust a random person on the street to pilot your family on Continue reading
Does this sound ignorant? I think not.
The night that I read the Dark Alliance series, I was so alarmed, that I literally sat straight up in bed, poring over every word. I reflected on the many meetings I attended throughout South Central Los Angeles during the Continue reading
Space Craw Dad vs. Bull Bat
Here s a low-res preview. This one is for my son, Chas. His integrity is inspiring.
Overqualified
I m not worthy of an epitaph, but I think only one word would suffice: Overqualified. I m posting this only because I m giving up on my so-called career. Hopefully, my words may help others in a similar struggle. https://damon.sicore.com/mozilla
Support the People of Wikipedia
During my tenure as Vice President of Engineering at Wikimedia Foundation, before anyone met with the Knight Foundation, I participated in executive off-sites with all execs of WMF. This included bringing in professional coaches to coordinate the sessions as well Continue reading
Apple Purchased the Rights to Wikipedia Trademark In Perpetuity
A few years ago, I was asked by the executive director of Wikimedia Foundation to Save Wikipedia. In the course of investigating why Wikipedia was declining, I discovered a fact that is not a secret, but it is also not Continue reading
Anarchy!
simulchrist recording studio I m currently recording a heavy metal soundtrack for a dungeon crawler game, HEAVY EARTH. I thoroughly enjoy recording, and it s even better when uninhibited. Without outside pressure, the metal just flows. I m lucky to have this Continue reading
Declaration
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for a person to dissolve the political bands which have connected that person with others, and to assume among the powers of the Earth, the separate and equal station to Continue reading