New Zealand’s Massive, Unsolvable Talent Crisis
New Zealand needs more doctors, nurses, teachers, and midwives.
Higher Orders of Possibility
What new forms of thought, feeling, or morality might emerge in a higher order of intelligence beyond our own?
What Could It Mean If Our Universe Is A Simulation?
A metaphysical thought experiment about consciousness, simulation, and the layers of reality.
The Matrix v0.0.1-alpha
Is this The Matrix? No. But it's certainly something to think about.
What Does Thermodynamics Say About Morality?
I no longer think that thermodynamics has anything to say about morality. This blog post was misguided.
User Experience is Computation
If human brains are computational machines, then any computer program with a human user is parallel computation.
Universal Causal Language
An experimental language that attempts to express causality across code, language, law, music, and biology
The Reflective Universe Hypothesis
Is the universe a simulation? If so, what does that mean?
The Meaning Of Life According to ChatGPT
"All right," said the computer, and settled into silence again. The two men fidgeted. The tension was unbearable. "You're really not going to like it," observed Deep Thought. "Tell us!" "All right," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the
Incan Gold - Two-Player Variant
If you love push-your-luck games but usually play with just two people, here's a variant you might enjoy. I designed a two-player variant for a board game called Incan Gold (also known as Diamant). It's a fun little warmup game I like to introduce to people.
How I Turned Our Rented House into a Smart Home
We've been renting a house in Auckland, New Zealand. This house needs a lot of maintenance and renovation, but the landlords let us have two cats and a dog so we can't complain! They also let us do whatever we want to the house (within reason)
Background Extra Work
I signed up with an agency (BGT) and started doing some extra work in 2024. It's a lot of fun to be on movie and TV sets. (It can also pay quite well if you book a commercial!) Spartacus: House of Ashur I'm a "Roman