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Practical Steps to Avoid ChatGPT Psychosis

In retrospect, the Turing Test was the most dangerous optimization target we could have chosen...

Aug 4 • 

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July 2025

Petals from St. Klaed's Computer

Furiously memorizing poetry at the dawn of the AI age. A book review of Pile, an epic poem from the 70s.

Jul 26 • 

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June 2025

Karma is Not Justice, and more

10 Corrections to common American misconceptions of Buddhism

Jun 22 • 

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March 2025

Use Spiritual, not Material, Boundaries in your Intimate Relationships

A Medium repost.

Mar 30 • 

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January 2025

Organize Your Google Drive by Chakra

Is this what they mean by "somatic integration"?

Jan 1 • 

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December 2024

Polyamory doesn't Liberate; Monogamy doesn't Protect

Reflections and community quotes from a decade in the Bay Area dating landscape.

Dec 18, 2024 • 

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November 2024

ADHD: Steroids, The Gym, and The Game

Asking questions about amphetamines, meditation, and the neuroscience and phenomenology of attention.

Nov 24, 2024 • 

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The Dendritic Nature of Being

You will never find yourself. But looking is one of the best things you can do.

Nov 13, 2024 • 

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October 2024

Flirtations with Death

Necro-posting an old note from my Medium with some extra explication on the macabre.

Oct 29, 2024 • 

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Wedding Ritual Design for a Pluralistic Society

A recollection of, and guide to, hand-crafting a syncretic, modern, and personal wedding ceremony.

Oct 22, 2024 • 

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