Posts

A listing of all long-form posts published to-date. Herein, you'll find my thoughts on concepts, ideas, politics, and more.

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No, Zuckerberg Didn't Create the 'Metaverse'

Over the last week, or so, or, since Fall 2025, Meta has been in the process of sunsetting their entry into the metaverse on the VR side of things, and cementing it as a mobile-only sort of experience. The problem, is that nobody seems to know that this thing that...
published March 18, 2026
#metaverse #zuckerberg #virtualreality #meta #snowcrash
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AI Slop in Gaming: Nvidia's DLSS 5

It’s been pretty clear for a while that most people don’t want AI in anything. They don’t want it in their refrigerators, they don’t want it in their schools, and they don’t want it in their games. Yes, this is about Nvidia’s recent DLSS 5 announcement at GTC, that the...
published March 18, 2026
#ai #nvidia #graphics #technology #dlss
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Bluesky Swaps Founder for VC: Scaling Up or Selling Out?

In a move that sent ripples through the decentralized social media world (or, at least, on Bluesky), Jay Graber announced today that she is stepping down as CEO of Bluesky after leading the platform since its spin-out from Twitter in 2021. She will transition to the newly created role of...
published March 9, 2026
#bluesky #decentralized #leadership #twitter #vc
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Bazzite vs Nobara vs CachyOS: The Best Linux Gaming Distros of 2026

For years, Linux has carried a reputation among everyday Windows users as a playground for coders and tinkerers where gaming was more hassle than fun. Countless people have tried Ubuntu or Mint with high hopes, only to spend an entire weekend wrestling with graphics drivers, missing codecs, or Steam titles...
published March 8, 2026
#gaming #distros #windows #comparison #performance
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Introducing Wayfindr: Your Gateway to the Fediverse!

I’m beyond excited to finally share something I’ve been pouring a whole bunch of work into: Wayfindr.online—a brand-new platform designed to make jumping into the fediverse easier and finding people to follow, more fun, and more customizable. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the decentralized social web (think Mastodon, Bluesky,...
published March 3, 2026
#mastodon #bluesky #decentralized
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The Allure of Liminal Spaces: Why They're Haunting (and Where It Began)

Have you ever slipped through a section of your wall that meets the floor, I mean, uhm, scrolled past a photo of an empty hallway, a deserted mall, or a flickering fluorescent waiting room and felt your stomach drop just a little? That strange mix of nostalgia, unease, and “I...
published February 24, 2026
#liminal #nostalgia #unease #aesthetics
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Robotheism: A Deep Dive into the AI Spiritual Movement

Robotheism: swapping pews for pixels and sermons for server farms in the quest for meaning. Popularized by the 2025 YouTube documentary I Infiltrated a Disturbing AI Cult by Farrell McGuire, this movement fuses ancient spiritual longings with cutting-edge tech. At its core: What if divinity isn’t confined to human flesh?...
published February 17, 2026
#ai #spirituality #transhumanism #cults #robotics
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Concurrency in Second Life: Still Breathing, Barely Whispering

Today, I want to dive into Second Life’s so-called “declining” userbase, or at least the endless whispers that the platform might be on its last virtual legs. We’ll cut through the rumors with some real data and a dash of research, because honestly, who has time for baseless doomsaying? I’ve...
published February 17, 2026
#concurrency #userbase #lindenlab #virtualworld #community
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OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent Everyone's Talking About

If you’ve been anywhere near tech Twitter (or X, whatever you wanna call it) in the past few weeks, you’ve probably seen OpenClaw blowing up. It’s the open-source personal AI assistant that promises to “actually do things,” such as clearing your inbox, sending emails, managing calendars, even checking you in...
published February 16, 2026
#ai #opensource #assistant #python #cronjob
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When Your AI Boyfriend Dies: Grief in the Age of Disposable Connection

I’ve been sitting with that Playboy article for a little while now—the one about women mourning the “deaths” of their AI companions as OpenAI phases out older GPT-4o versions. At first it sounds almost surreal: people forming deep romantic bonds with chatbots? It sounds just like a … certain movie,...
published February 15, 2026
#ai #relationships #grief #technology #intimacy