Pop-Culture
Stargirl: Indubitably a Review
Stargirl tries to be a modern Superhero-themed Buffy… but where does it succeed in being itself?
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The Unenlightened Generalists
Self-betterment and the power of failure.
Social Media
How Privacy-First Social Media Fails
A story of MeWe and the bad actors who now call it home.
History
How the Barcode Was Born
The whole thing started when an inventor named Joe Woodland sketched Morse Code in the sandy shore of a beach
Fediverse
An Alternative to YouTube: Internet Freedom in an Age of Giants
A good YouTube alternative is hard to find.
DIY
DIY Kitchen Lighting
A home improvement crafting project: The perfect DIY upgrade for an old and janky kitchen.
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.
technology
The Future of the Internet
How we got here and were we are going
History
Trains Are Awesome
So why is this most effective transportation technology not used more in the United States?
Philosophy
Sacredness and Work
How can we experience the numinous in a world like ours?
Holidays
Noam Chomsky Day
Noam Chomsky‘s legacy is vital as we enter the final years of the first quarter of the 21st century
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Unpopular Opinion: Countries Should Care for Their Citizens
The myths of an exceptional America and why we actually need them