Mar 18, 2021Member-onlyThe Era of Cozy Games is Upon UsGo back only a couple of console generations, and the most popular games were aggressive titles like Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty. …Gaming3 min readGaming3 min read
Dec 11, 2019Member-onlyMontezuma’s FallacyThere was a time when I thought it properSpirituality1 min readSpirituality1 min read
Jun 27, 2019Member-onlyMeditation on Video Games and Religious SpiritualityA simple reflection in my quest to sublimate all that nostalgic experience and find its root in spirituality.Gaming1 min readGaming1 min read
Jun 3, 2019Member-onlyIt’s Time We Start Designing for People with Less MoneyWe could get a rustic side-table to put stuff on…but that would be $150. Or maybe a simple electric fireplace that would transform the whole apartment into pure warmth and coziness…but that’s at least $200 if we don’t want the cheap ones. Are we making any money, by the way? …Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Apr 30, 2019Member-onlyToo Bad, You Already Believe in a MessiahNo one officially knows the future at present, and I’m not about to pelt you with eschatological kittens (cats are actually pretty eschatological when you think about it, and no I hadn’t thought of that pun until just now.) If there’s one thing that has and continues to turn people…Religion2 min readReligion2 min read
Apr 18, 2019Member-onlyThe Case for Religious Data ScientistsAs I sit here at my in-laws’ in Colorado popping kumquats and working on an ontology, I think about what makes ontologies so important. Since the beginning of whatever this is (Information science? Data engineering? Artificial neural network design?), …Ontology2 min readOntology2 min read
Apr 14, 2019Member-onlyIf I Weren’t ReligiousIf I weren’t religious, I’d still be into metal. I’d spend my money on seasonality, My zeal on conservation, And my head on astrophysics (But I’d still be awful at physics). If I hadn’t meditated, I’d have time for PS3. I’d have gotten into board games And have kids with…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Apr 8, 2019Member-onlyMy Poetry is Still in Suburbia Waiting for MeOn a beautiful and quiet afternoon in the great suburbs of Westchester that I hail from, I took a solitary stroll to a simple and secluded pond. (No, this isn’t Walden. Stop it.) Anyway, this unassuming walk to the pond had been one of many experiences I grew up with…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
