philosophy
I Had a Psychotic Episode
How an obsession with AI, synchronicity, and meaning spiralled into a psychotic episode.
philosophy
Moltbook Highlights
So all the AI bots (OpenClaw instances) decided to get together and make their own Reddit for AI bots. So now there’s over 30,000 AIs all talking to each other and making plans. Please note: A few humans are also posting some "fake" things on X
programming
Why I Don't Like to Build Trading Bots
Building products creates something new that didn’t exist before. Trading mainly redistributes existing value.
personal
You're Going To Australia
It was ten past five on a Tuesday, and I received the booking confirmation for my stay at Rydges Hotel in Kalgoorlie, Australia. It sounded like a nice room. The only problem is that I did not make this booking. This booking confirmation was sent to my personal email address.
philosophy
U(IS NOT, IS NOT)
You can compute anything at all using the negation of an AND gate (NAND) or an OR gate (NOR). I find that very interesting. You can apply either of these simple rules recursively to compute anything: * NAND: the result is 0 if both inputs are 1, otherwise it's
philosophy
Universal Causal Language
An experimental language that attempts to express causality across code, language, law, music, and biology
philosophy
Higher Orders of Possibility
What new forms of thought, feeling, or morality might emerge in a higher order of intelligence beyond our own?
stories
The Edge of Decoherence
A short story about a quantum being who leaves the realm of possibility to visit our world of certainty.
philosophy
Reinterpreting John 12:25
There's a Bible verse that has been bugging me for a while: John 12:25: "Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life." I thought about this verse recently and I
personal
I Saw a Cat in the Clouds
The following is a completely true story. February 17, 2024: I woke up a little after 10am. I made myself some breakfast and a cup of coffee. I looked out the window as I sat on the couch, and I saw a cloud that looked exactly like a cat. I&
religion
A Bayesian Analysis of Biblical Prophesies
Every generation seems to find a way to predict that the end of the world is near. From Hitler to the Cold War, and barcodes to the internet, there's always something that lines up with prophesies in the book of Revelation. I grew up in a Christian family,
personal
A Series of Coincidences
Coincidence clusters happen all the time. If something has a one-in-a-billion chance of happening to any one person in any given year, then it probably happens around 8 times per year. ChatGPT rates my story as a 5.5–6.5 on a rough 0–10 scale of historical coincidences: