What if the best thing that ever happened to you…
Was not being rich, powerful or famous?
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A politics of affection
Affection, in the sense that I mean it, is a broad kind of love: a gentler, more abiding, more generous way of feeling-toward, and of… Read More »A politics of affection
Driverless Crocodile Knot Course (1): Foundations – The One Knot; or, The Overhand Variations
Disclaimer: I am not much of a climber, nor am I a rope-access technician, nor have I sailed much beyond dingies. Don’t trust your life… Read More »Driverless Crocodile Knot Course (1): Foundations – The One Knot; or, The Overhand Variations
Love and Respect
Man naturally desires, not only to be loved, but to be lovely; or to be that thing which is the natural and proper object of… Read More »Love and Respect
Worldview: Sarah Paine on Japanese culture and strategy in World War 2
Sarah Paine is a professor of History and Grand Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. This excellent lecture sheds a lot of light on… Read More »Worldview: Sarah Paine on Japanese culture and strategy in World War 2
Ceteris Paribus; or, Local Conditions (Surf Lessons #9)
Other things are rarely equal. All things never are. What the ocean does: swell direction and height, wave interval, secondary swell, wind strength, tide (high… Read More »Ceteris Paribus; or, Local Conditions (Surf Lessons #9)
Fact check: Comparing Leaf Blower Carbon Emissions with Pollution from Cars
It would be no surprise to me if it came as no surprise to you that running a leaf blower for thirty minutes produces far… Read More »Fact check: Comparing Leaf Blower Carbon Emissions with Pollution from Cars
Surfing: Why does it help to arch your back when paddling? (it isn’t for leverage) – Surf Lessons #8
Disclaimer: I’m an intermediate surfer. This post is for people a step or two behind me, so your mileage may vary – let me know… Read More »Surfing: Why does it help to arch your back when paddling? (it isn’t for leverage) – Surf Lessons #8
A Place to Stand; or, A DriverlessCrocodile Worldview
Some foundational assumptions:
Sustainability and Final Solutions
If you want a problem solved in such a way that you’ll never have to think about it again your options are: When we say… Read More »Sustainability and Final Solutions