Talking head says “apocalyptic beliefs based on biblical prophecy should have no bearing on Middle East policy” and, well, sure, okay, but everyone has an apocalyptic belief nowadays. This is the problem with the supposed “view from nowhere”: it can’t see the nose in front of its face.

A post of mine from three years ago today: “Life within limits”

The penny dropped for me this morning: Indiana removed some wetlands protections a year or so ago. Then I read recently that a huge Amazon data center in northern Indiana is trying to concrete over a wetland on their 1200 acres. Convenient, huh?

Excellent post by Brian Miller on lessons from his father. I truly, truly wish for more men like this today.

This is a good video exploring the geography of Indiana and why it is the smallest of the Great Lakes states. Repeated mispronunciations of place names and even shudder “Hoosier” make me wonder if it’s a AI generated essay instead of one based on individual study. Seriously, mispronouncing Hoosier?

In a few years, when fully automated, unfailingly polite AI customer service is installed, we’ll miss the Soup Nazis of the world.

Outside of work, I try to live according to what I’ve learned from Wendell Berry and Ivan Illich. My preference is for the proven and slow. At work, though, the train is headed straight for me. AI tools are coming this year and I’m already experimenting. Continuing to live the contradiction.

Recommended: “Radical Neighboring”

Sand River Community Farm is an experiment in gift economy and community building. Ever since farmer Adam Wilson was offered $500K from a community member to take this piece of land off the market, the food from this place has been offered as a gift to the neighbours and strangers who find their way here. Welcome to the farm where nothing is for sale.

“Can Wendell Berry save us from Peter Thiel?” The Earth Loving Faithful against the End Times Fascists.

Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen has a new video following up on his earlier video on Trump as trickster. Relatedly, check out the episode of The Emerald on the trickster which I linked here.