Mindblown: culture, urbanism, leadership, technology.
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motd: 20250712
We planted seed in cursed dirt. It sprouted anyway.
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motd: 20250705
The child still sings under the forbidden tree. That sound is prophecy.
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Dancing at Dream’s Denouement
It is Independence Day, 2025. I don’t really have much to say that I didn’t say last year.
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motd: 20250628
We are building what they said could not be built. Together.
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motd: 20250621
You are not alone. You are not powerless.
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Governing AI Is the Least of Our Problems
This week I attended the Seattle University Ethics & Tech Conference; a half-day affair with a focus on “the legal and political frameworks shaping AI governance”. Just the kind of boundary spanning problem that I love to sink my teeth into. Easily the best conference of the year you didn’t attend. For me, it felt…
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motd: 20250614
We wrote this in the margins. They never read the margins.
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Why does the Japanese national land-use zoning system work?
Japan’s cities work in ways that feel almost impossible to replicate in the United States, and much of that difference begins with zoning. The country uses a nationally standardized land-use system that local governments apply without the power to modify. This top-down simplicity enables dense, walkable communities where homes, businesses, shrines, schools, and even light…
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motd: 20250607
They rely on your silence. So speak. Even if it’s nonsense. Especially if it’s nonsense.
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motd: 20250531
Language is executable. Rewrite the spell.