Odin Halvorson

Fediverse

An Alternative to YouTube: Internet Freedom in an Age of Giants

A good YouTube alternative is hard to find.

7 min read May 27

DIY

DIY Kitchen Lighting

A home improvement crafting project: The perfect DIY upgrade for an old and janky kitchen.

4 min read May 8

Writing

The Relationship of Geography and the Inhabitants of a Secondary World

The geography of any secondary world is just as important as plot or character — indeed they are inexorably interlinked.

31 min read Apr 16

Technology

The Future of the Internet

How we got here and were we are going

6 min read Apr 7

History

Trains Are Awesome

So why is this most effective transportation technology not used more in the United States?

3 min read Apr 2

Philosophy

Sacredness and Work

How can we experience the numinous in a world like ours?

5 min read Mar 15

Holidays

Noam Chomsky Day

Noam Chomsky‘s legacy is vital as we enter the final years of the first quarter of the 21st century

3 min read Dec 7

Essay

Unpopular Opinion: Countries Should Care for Their Citizens

The myths of an exceptional America and why we actually need them

4 min read Dec 4

Essay

What’s the Use in Worrying?

We can change the world, but it requires that we relearn how to think about the world, and our place within it.

9 min read Nov 24

Writing

Why Eye-Trace is Vital for Good Prose

activating a reader’s imagination by directing their inner eye

7 min read Nov 18

Essay

Divisiveness: the Great Prevarication

We’re told that the goal must always be to “see the other side” but what does this actually mean?

8 min read Nov 12

Essay

What drives creativity?

mere productivity cannot be the goal, nor can creative productivity be reached by force

2 min read Jul 31