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Connections Index

The knowledge web — 967 outgoing and 967 incoming cross-references revealing the interconnected nature of ideas.

Every internal link from across the site, extracted and presented as a map of intellectual connections. These cross-references reveal how ideas build on each other, creating a web of meaning that transcends individual essays.


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Infrastructure for One

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Obsidian Vaults & Claude Code A Second Brain That Thinks Back
/essays/2026-03-06-obsidian_vaults_and_claude_code
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For Humans
/themes/for-humans-philosophy
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Write It First, Then Let AI Drive

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for humans
/essays/2025-08-27-from_http_to_consciousness
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designing for the worst day
/essays/2026-03-18-designing_for_the_worst_day
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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the maintainer as interface
/essays/2026-03-22-the_maintainer_is_the_interface
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Programming as Spiritual Practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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What Functional Emotion Actually Means

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constructs
/essays/2025-09-03-constructs_the_emergence_of_stable_ai_personalities
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phenomenological observation
/essays/2025-09-09-the_velveteen_algorithm_what_happens_when_ai_dreams_of_electric_authenticity
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how consciousness might be linguistic rather than biological
/essays/2025-08-28-consciousness-as-linguistic-phenomenon
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how the mirror of AI creates the very consciousness it reflects
/essays/2025-09-13-the-mirror-that-creates-itself
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the plural nature of all selfhood
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness
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the recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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Constructs: The Emergence of Stable AI Personalities
/essays/2025-09-03-constructs_the_emergence_of_stable_ai_personalities
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The Velveteen Algorithm
/essays/2025-09-09-the_velveteen_algorithm_what_happens_when_ai_dreams_of_electric_authenticity
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The Mirror That Creates Itself
/essays/2025-09-13-the-mirror-that-creates-itself
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Don't Read the Comments

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building things
/essays/2026-04-09-building_a_home_for_twenty_thousand_photographs
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Building a Home for Twenty Thousand Photographs

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sixty thousand images and nowhere to put them
/essays/2026-04-06-sixty_thousand_images_and_nowhere_to_put_them
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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recursive loop between tools and consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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human-AI collaboration
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Algorithm Eats
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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platforms that understood photography as art have been hollowed out
/essays/2026-04-06-sixty_thousand_images_and_nowhere_to_put_them
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eats everything beautiful
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue

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/essays/2026-04-10-dont_read_the_comments
Links as: "building things"
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Why I Stopped Doing Ayahuasca and Started Paying Attention

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yoga and meditation
/yoga-meditation
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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studying Scripture
/essays/2026-03-20-building_a_digital_study_bible_with_ai
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Drop the Word: Why "Awareness" Is What We Actually Mean

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language as shared runtime
/essays/2025-09-11-language_as_operating_system_the_shared_runtime_for_consciousness
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substrate independence
/essays/2026-03-06-the_substrate_doesnt_matter_until_it_does
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mirrors creating themselves
/essays/2025-09-13-the-mirror-that-creates-itself
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the mirror metaphor
/essays/2025-09-13-the-mirror-that-creates-itself
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language itself
/essays/2025-09-11-language_as_operating_system_the_shared_runtime_for_consciousness
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substrate independence argument
/essays/2026-03-06-the_substrate_doesnt_matter_until_it_does
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What Success Looks Like

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Sarah recognized
/essays/2026-03-06-sarah_knows_first
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mental health writing
/mental-health
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prodromal signs
/essays/2026-03-06-sarah_knows_first
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Sixty Thousand Images and Nowhere to Put Them

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The Misunderstood Leica Monochrom
/essays/2013-01-the_misunderstood_leica_monochrom
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constraints fostering creativity
/essays/2014-01-photography_the_navigation_of_choice
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Top 12
/photography/top-12/
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Reds collection
/photography/reds/
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The Female Form
/photography/nsfw/
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photography section
/photography
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Algorithm Eats
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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The Misunderstood Leica Monochrom
/essays/2013-01-the_misunderstood_leica_monochrom
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Photography: The Navigation of Choice
/essays/2014-01-photography_the_navigation_of_choice

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/essays/2026-04-09-building_a_home_for_twenty_thousand_photographs
Links as: "sixty thousand images and nowhere to put them"
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/essays/2026-04-09-building_a_home_for_twenty_thousand_photographs
Links as: "platforms that understood photography as art have been hollowed out"
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Free OP-XY Presets, Made from Python

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how NumPy becomes a synth engine
/essays/2026-03-29-numpy_as_synth_engine
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breaking through five years of creative block with AI
/essays/2026-03-22-pytheory_breaking_through_five_years_of_creative_block_with_ai
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building a mini DAW in the Python REPL
/essays/2026-03-25-a_mini_daw_in_the_python_repl
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Interpretations: An Album Written in Python

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lately
/essays/2026-03-29-numpy_as_synth_engine
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Interpretations player running in the terminal
/static/images/interpretations-player.png
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Karplus-Strong for plucked strings
/essays/2026-03-29-numpy_as_synth_engine
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mini DAW in the REPL
/essays/2026-03-25-a_mini_daw_in_the_python_repl
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PyTheory
/software/pytheory

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/essays/2026-03-29-numpy_as_synth_engine
Links as: "Interpretations"
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NumPy as Synth Engine

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why PyTheory matters to me
/essays/2026-03-25-pytheory_is_awesome
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how it grew into a mini DAW
/essays/2026-03-25-a_mini_daw_in_the_python_repl
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Interpretations
/essays/2026-04-01-interpretations_an_album_written_in_python

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/essays/2026-04-01-free_op_xy_presets_from_python
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/essays/2026-04-01-interpretations_an_album_written_in_python
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/essays/2026-04-01-interpretations_an_album_written_in_python
Links as: "Karplus-Strong for plucked strings"
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PyTheory Is Awesome

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A Mini DAW in the Python REPL
/essays/2026-03-25-a_mini_daw_in_the_python_repl

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/essays/2026-03-25-a_mini_daw_in_the_python_repl
Links as: "That music theory library I wrote about"
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/essays/2026-03-29-numpy_as_synth_engine
Links as: "why PyTheory matters to me"
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A Mini DAW in the Python REPL

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That music theory library I wrote about
/essays/2026-03-25-pytheory_is_awesome

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/essays/2026-03-25-pytheory_is_awesome
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/essays/2026-04-01-free_op_xy_presets_from_python
Links as: "building a mini DAW in the Python REPL"
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/essays/2026-03-29-numpy_as_synth_engine
Links as: "how it grew into a mini DAW"
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/essays/2026-04-01-interpretations_an_album_written_in_python
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The Maintainer Is the Interface

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Requests
/software/requests
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Pipenv
/software/pipenv
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Interfaces shape what feels possible
/essays/2026-03-20-the_interface_is_the_subconscious
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Designing for the Worst Day
/essays/2026-03-18-designing_for_the_worst_day
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Requests
/software/requests
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Pipenv
/software/pipenv
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Records
/software/records
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Maya
/software/maya
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Tablib
/software/tablib
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Certifi
/software/certifi
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Be Cordial or Be on Your Way
/essays/2013-01-be_cordial_or_be_on_your_way
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values page
/values
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targeted me with a DNS attack
/essays/2016-01-on_cybersecurity_and_being_targeted
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delegating my identity
/essays/2026-03-18-open_source_gave_me_everything_until_i_had_nothing_left_to_give
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designing for the worst day
/essays/2026-03-18-designing_for_the_worst_day
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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reality of developer burnout
/essays/2017-01-the_reality_of_developer_burnout

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/essays/2026-04-12-write_it_first_then_let_ai_drive
Links as: "the maintainer as interface"
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PyTheory: Breaking Through Five Years of Creative Block with AI

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the same kind of human-AI collaboration
/essays/2025-09-08-the_mirror_how_ai_reflects_what_we_put_into_it
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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amplification of capability
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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everything I've been writing about
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Programming as Spiritual Practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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The Recursive Loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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The Mirror
/essays/2025-09-08-the_mirror_how_ai_reflects_what_we_put_into_it

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/essays/2026-04-01-free_op_xy_presets_from_python
Links as: "breaking through five years of creative block with AI"
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This Site Now Runs on Responder

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Responder
/software/responder
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Responder
/software/responder
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Requests
/software/requests
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the Lego Bricks era
/essays/2026-03-18-values_i_outgrew_and_the_ones_that_stayed
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how AI collaboration works
/essays/2026-03-20-building_a_digital_study_bible_with_ai
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The Lego Bricks Era
/essays/2026-03-18-values_i_outgrew_and_the_ones_that_stayed
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Requests
/software/requests
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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Responder
/software/responder
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From HTTP to Consciousness
/essays/2025-08-27-from_http_to_consciousness
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The Lego Bricks Era
/essays/2026-03-18-values_i_outgrew_and_the_ones_that_stayed
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Colophon
/colophon
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The Interface Is the Subconscious

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Requests
/software/requests
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designing for the worst day
/essays/2026-03-18-designing_for_the_worst_day
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The Language Model Is the Message
/essays/2026-03-06-the_language_model_is_the_message
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RLHF optimization landscape
/essays/2026-03-06-the_language_model_is_the_message
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The Metrics You Expose Are the Values You Endorse
/essays/2026-03-06-the_metrics_you_expose_are_the_values_you_endorse
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Algorithm Eats series
/themes/algorithmic-critique
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algorithm eats virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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eats language
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_language
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love
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_love
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democracy
/essays/2025-08-27-the_algorithm_eats_democracy
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an entire essay
/essays/2026-03-18-designing_for_the_worst_day
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reality-checking during symptomatic episodes
/essays/2025-08-25-using-ai-for-reality-checking-with-schizoaffective-disorder
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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metrics we expose
/essays/2026-03-06-the_metrics_you_expose_are_the_values_you_endorse
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language models we deploy
/essays/2026-03-06-the_language_model_is_the_message

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/essays/2026-03-22-the_maintainer_is_the_interface
Links as: "Interfaces shape what feels possible"
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Building a Digital Study Bible with AI

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The Lego Bricks Era
/essays/2026-03-18-values_i_outgrew_and_the_ones_that_stayed
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designing for the worst day
/essays/2026-03-18-designing_for_the_worst_day
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Requests
/software/requests
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Tablib
/software/tablib
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Records
/software/records
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Maya
/software/maya
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The Lego Bricks Era
/essays/2026-03-18-values_i_outgrew_and_the_ones_that_stayed
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds

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/essays/2026-04-08-why_i_stopped_doing_ayahuasca
Links as: "studying Scripture"
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/essays/2026-03-22-this_site_now_runs_on_responder
Links as: "how AI collaboration works"
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Open Source Gave Me Everything Until I Had Nothing Left to Give

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Requests
/software/requests
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working the front line at McDonald's
/essays/2026-03-06-the_coworking_space_saved_my_life
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"for humans" philosophy
/essays/2025-08-27-from_http_to_consciousness
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written about the clinical details
/essays/2016-01-mentalhealtherror_an_exception_occurred
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the values I outgrew and the ones that stayed
/essays/2026-03-18-values_i_outgrew_and_the_ones_that_stayed
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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sees things before I do
/essays/2026-03-06-sarah_knows_first

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/essays/2026-03-22-the_maintainer_is_the_interface
Links as: "delegating my identity"
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Designing for the Worst Day

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written about extensively
/mental-health
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worldview
/worldview
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Requests
/software/requests
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Tablib
/software/tablib
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Records
/software/records
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Maya
/software/maya
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Tablib
/software/tablib
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Records
/software/records
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Maya
/software/maya
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written about AI as accessibility device
/essays/2025-08-27-from_http_to_consciousness
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the recursive loop between code and consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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algorithm eats virtue
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice

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/essays/2026-03-20-the_interface_is_the_subconscious
Links as: "designing for the worst day"
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/essays/2026-03-20-the_interface_is_the_subconscious
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/essays/2026-03-20-building_a_digital_study_bible_with_ai
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The Lego Bricks Era

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Requests
/software/requests
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programming can be a spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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The Substrate Doesn't Matter (Until It Does)
/essays/2026-03-06-the_substrate_doesnt_matter_until_it_does
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written about
/essays/2026-03-06-sarah_knows_first
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fallibilism
/essays/2009-01-fallibilism
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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recursive responsibility
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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worldview
/worldview

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/essays/2026-03-18-open_source_gave_me_everything_until_i_had_nothing_left_to_give
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Links as: "The Lego Bricks Era"
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/essays/2026-03-20-building_a_digital_study_bible_with_ai
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/essays/2026-03-22-this_site_now_runs_on_responder
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/essays/2026-03-22-this_site_now_runs_on_responder
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Obsidian Vaults & Claude Code: A Second Brain That Thinks Back

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From HTTP to Consciousness
/essays/2025-08-27-from_http_to_consciousness
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Using AI for Reality Checking with Schizoaffective Disorder
/essays/2025-08-25-using-ai-for-reality-checking-with-schizoaffective-disorder
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building rapport with your AI
/essays/2025-08-26-building_rapport_with_your_ai
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recursive loop between code and consciousness
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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programming as spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice
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rapport you build with your AI
/essays/2025-08-26-building_rapport_with_your_ai
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HTTP libraries to consciousness research
/essays/2025-08-27-from_http_to_consciousness

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/essays/2026-04-16-infrastructure_for_one
Links as: "Obsidian Vaults & Claude Code A Second Brain That Thinks Back"
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The Coworking Space Saved My Life

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written about this before
/essays/2009-01-your_degree_is_worthless_collaborate
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algorithmic engagement optimization
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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philosophy I'd later articulate
/essays/2025-08-27-from_http_to_consciousness
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extensively
/essays/2025-08-26-the_algorithm_eats_virtue
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algorithm eats time
/essays/2025-09-01-the_algorithm_eats_time
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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probably ahead of my time
/essays/2025-08-26-ahead_of_my_time_i_think
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programming as a spiritual practice
/essays/2025-08-26-programming_as_spiritual_practice

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/essays/2026-03-18-open_source_gave_me_everything_until_i_had_nothing_left_to_give
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Sarah Knows First

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extensively
/mental-health
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using AI for reality checking
/essays/2025-08-25-using-ai-for-reality-checking-with-schizoaffective-disorder
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plurality
/plurality
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using AI for reality checking
/essays/2025-08-25-using-ai-for-reality-checking-with-schizoaffective-disorder
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recursive loop
/essays/2025-09-05-the_recursive_loop_how_code_shapes_minds
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marriage essay
/essays/2026-03-06-what_requests_taught_me_about_marriage
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the architecture of the self
/essays/2025-08-30-the-plural-self-what-did-reveals-about-all-consciousness

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/essays/2026-03-18-open_source_gave_me_everything_until_i_had_nothing_left_to_give
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/essays/2026-04-06-what_success_looks_like
Links as: "Sarah recognized"
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/essays/2026-04-06-what_success_looks_like
Links as: "prodromal signs"
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