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Latest — 17 Feb 2026

Revisiting Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence (GOFAI)

In Defense of Bounded, Non-Machine Learning AI When we talk about "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) today, we still refer to a blurry, loosely defined cluster of techniques that our computers can perform. Whether it's detecting where a face is in an image (and/or whose face it

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a scramble of thoughts (feb 13, 2026)

Since I can't seem to write a full blog post for the life of me, here are some thoughts in bullet point form. * Why do we even write if no one reads anymore? I've been wondering a lot lately about the impact of writing in this

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I've been trying to write, but the words don't seem to be hitting the page right. But maybe that's part of the problem. I care more about how the words sound — how they fit together — than what they're actually saying. I'

do values or features guide application adoption

This morning Discord announced that it will require a face scan or ID to verify your age in order to have full access to the app, starting next month. There's been a tremendous outpouring of disappointment and frustration at this policy change on Twitter and Bluesky, with many

Setting up a personal music server (Navidrome)

Tired of using Spotify? Want to listen to your personal music library on all your different devices? This is a step-by-step guide on setting up your own personal music server that you can stream your music from. I've written this guide so that you can set it up

what i plan to work on

1. Complete my PhD in 2027 2. Launch LUDDENITES Sometimes it's important to speak into existence my intentions and where I'm headed towards, to make it a reality. I'm committed to completing my doctoral program by 2027, even though the journey here has been

can social media apps connect us in real life?

I've been having more conversations about the possibilities (and failures) of social media lately, especially since I've been telling more folks about LUDDENITES. A large part of me does think it's absurd that I want to actually make another social media platform in this

data center resistance movements

I thought it would possibly helpful to compile resources and materials for resisting data centers in local communities so that we can share learnings and what's been effective. I'm still currently trying to populate this page. I'm mainly looking for things like flyers, posters,

thinking through my own goals

This past week, I finally decided to announce my intention to start a sociotechnical co-op called LUDDENITES. While I did link the blog post on Twitter, Bluesky, and LinkedIn, I haven't made a concerted effort to reach out to my networks and past contacts just yet, since I&

some goals and values for LUDDENITES

LUDDENITES is a sociotechnical co-op organization that I hope to start this year. While I've written a prior blog post giving a very high-level overview of the organization, a lot of details remain vague and abstract. I want to think through some of these here, with the caveat