Society
Carnegie's Myth of "Useful Knowledge" Broke Modern Education
From 19th-century union busting to the 21st-century literacy crisis, tracing the deliberate marginalization of the liberal arts.
Odin Halvorson
Society
The Carnival Game of Meritocracy
Why the "self-made" myth ignores who pays for the tickets, who gets to throw the darts, and who works the booth.
Movies
"Work the Problem": Returning to The Martian Ten Years Later
How Andy Weir's sci-fi masterpiece continues to inspire a sense of wonder, practical problem-solving, and a vision for space exploration beyond the profit motive.
Obsidian
Are Folders Dead? Navigating the Shift from Folders to Metadata
Folder architectures are clunky and ancient, but do they still have a place in a modern Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) workflow?
Movies
A24 and the Magic of Cinematic Boundaries
How a modern studio is reviving physical media, embracing artistic limitations, and pushing the bold edges of auteur cinema.
Community
The Averaging Machines
From Technocracy to Digital Sovereignty: A Communitarian Manifesto
Philosophy
How to Inhabit a Corpse
Death is certain. Suffering is guaranteed. Here is why that’s actually good news.
politics
The worst voter suppression bill in history
Imagine having to show your birth certificate to law enforcement just to prove you're YOU.
Newsletter
Odin's February 2026 Newsletter
From projects to publications, everything recent in Odin's life.
PKM
The Engineering Notebook as a Time Machine
"Later" is too late when it comes to note-taking.
Personal Knowledge Management
Building beyond the "second brain" - PKM that grows with you
We must ensure our digital tools foster genuine human growth by embracing "the right kind of friction," and the spirit of play.
Film
The Sovereign Cinephile: Moving Beyond Social Film Platforms
From punk video stores to "sovereign data," this article explores why we must reclaim our cinematic identities from the digital silos of social media.