Webinar speaker: “All I can say is stablecoins are here to stay.” Ah, the argument from inevitability, the last refuge of all technologists. But we know that all this is the result of the choices of those with power. If they cared about something more than money, all of this could end tomorrow.

Gonna give Kagi News a try for a while. I like that it’s updated only once a day, and you can choose which categories of news you get. Comes from a variety of sources. The format is also cool: you can just read the story summary, or you can read further with all of the sources and background.

Nietzsche argued that Christianity is a slave morality—an argument best exemplified by Chik-Fil-A. 😄

Remember the video I shared about Suzanne Lupien a few days ago? Well, there’s also one about her bread baking that is even more beautiful.

🎵 I’m proud to be an American / where I know there’ll be a fee 🎵

Beautiful video: “Suzanne Lupien, a solo 70-year-old homesteader, uses draft horses, compost, and traditional tools to grow food for 20 families.”

Listening to the first episode of the Newkirks’ series on mediumship. Turns out there is an active Spiritualist camp in Indiana with a very colorful history. I know the destination of my next road trip!

Quoting myself from two years ago:

Two ecosystem services provided by humans: gratitude and awareness.

Good article on the fake personality of chatbots—in part because of lack of persistence through time. (Via @ayjay) As I’ve been using Claude more, I’m finding that it’s best at amplifying my own ideas and spinning them in new directions, not generating anything new or even factual.

Good episode of The Emerald podcast: “Reimagining our Ancestors.