A machine to process thought, but doesn't make decisions
There’s been a trend in recent times to look back at the 2010s millennial-hipster era as cringe, often with a focus on the music from back then; what has been dubbed the “stomp-clap-hey” genre. I have to admit that I am quite peeved by this. Perhaps it is bias. I was born in ‘95, which is right on that Millennial-Gen Z hinge period, although I’ve always identified more with the Millennial 1 . When…
I have things that belong to me, yet they remain at a distance. Far away from me. Already obtained yet unobtainable at the same time. An ocean away, if you will. I've learned to live with less things, not out of a trend for minimalism but out of need. Moving often makes you evaluate what you really want to go through the trouble of keeping and taking with you. And it brings into focus just how…
I’ve been having some thoughts about AI since moving to spain and reading Super Lemon’s post today inspired me to try and write them out and explain them to myself. I feel like I’ve been in an AI bubble. Not the hype bubble that keeps growing and I just want to see burst. Instead, I’ve been part of a bubble of people that are openly cynical, dismissive, and (imo) justly critical of the technology,…
I quite like the Helsinki airport. It’s perhaps one of my favourite airports I’ve been to. And that comes from someone that hasn’t been the fondest of airports before. See, here’s the thing. The Helsinki airport is not particularly fancy or spectacular. It’s not ugly either, but its not the prettiest out there. If I have to highlight one part of it, it’s the long, brutalist, escalators with opera…
I don’t personally read fiction as escapism. To be honest, escapism has never felt particularly appealing to me. I don’t mean to say I never engage with it, I certainly have spent more hours than I’d wish on endless scrolls or sucked into a mindless game just to patch the dreaded anxiety hole I’m unconsciously running away from. But I rarely seek this behaviour; it’s something that I find myself…
Currently... Moving away from Finland, to Spain. Having to get rid of all my stuff and fighting the need to pack. I really struggle with packing. But these last weeks in Finland have been a great opportunity to see many of my friends again and spend time with them, for which I'm very grateful. Thesis has been on Pause through all the turmoil. I really want to get back to it. Media: Playing: Clair…
I wonder how people manage to do so many things. I’m working on my thesis, I’m behind schedule, but I also don’t have a huge time pressure. I still feel bad that It's taking so much and that progress is slow. I feel I should be doing more and I feel bad that it feels hard to write sometimes. A week ago, I got invited to participate in a podcast for university in Venezuela and we are recording next…
Currently... Back to working on the thesis! focusing on the methods chapter and writing about wild shenanigans in it. Trying to do a 10-5 schedulle but terribly failing at it. Still making progress though. Finally got to try playing Trench Crusade in TTS! I have mixed impresions of it. Some of it feels... underwhelming? But also there's a lot to keep track of and wrapping my head around every…
I’ve always been a sucker for maps. There are many curiosities about the way maps relate to space and make you engage with it. Within TRPGs I’ve been particularly struck by the diverse styles of maps that artists make within the OSR-adjacent space. Some of my favourite artists are skullfungus, paths peculiar, ways unseen, gnarled monster, and Fernando Salvaterra. I love how the simplicity of the…
I’m often preoccupied. I worry that I need to figure things out so I don’t have to worry about them later. But that keeps my sympathetic response active. I have a hard time just enjoying the present and not feeling anxious about what I have to do. Even when I don’t have responsibilities, I work to optimize my time amongst work, hobby, personal projects and even socializing. I need to find the…