A lot of quotes by Hannah Arendt have been going around in my online circles in the last few days. (Here's some essays on Arendt by one of my favorite writers on technology criticism, Michael Sacasas: https://thefrailestthing.com/tag/hannah-arendt/)
Adiabatic Invariants
Physics and life fight it out. Grenoble. California. New York. Iowa. Colorado.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
What kind of resistance for American Totalitarianism?
Thursday, November 07, 2024
An awful election: reflections
Monday, July 29, 2024
More clarity on the limits of reductionism
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Continuity between places
As I start to think about what I may do next, I come back to the idea that I don't want to leave behind what I've done, either work-wise or community-wise.
I heard about a job opening in Berkeley and I think about moving there. At the same time, I've been really appreciating and getting deeper into my cohousing community here in Colorado. And I appreciate my art studio and the developing community through that.
I guess if I did move back to the bay area, I'd probably look for cohousing there and for an art community there as well.
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Transitions
I'm watching the last season of Battlestar Galactica today. It feels like an appropriate story to accompany a difficult time in human history and a difficult in my life. The crew has to start over again so many times. Even though I was ready for a change, it doesn't mean it's easy. My transition after Grenoble was definitely difficult. That was 8 years, and now I've been through another close to 8 years. I put a lot into my work at RadiaSoft and it's not so clear whether much of it will continue on. Like my years in France, a long investment. I've looked for continuity in life and it's often been elusive.
The very nature of humanity is questioned again and again. And our relationship with technology is centered.
I'm worried about the upcoming election. Are people really confused enough to elect Donald Trump? And I'm worried about climate change. Will humanity find a way to come together to address this problem, or will we put our head in the sand?
I'm glad I'll have some time now to sit with all this before figuring out what to do next.
Sunday, December 31, 2023
My dad's life
Monday, December 25, 2023
Liminal time