Laws

Laws are weird, at least in modern times. The idea of a law was to keep society safe, and to punish those who threaten that safety. It’s a …

Strange

Sometimes people act strange. They aren’t themselves. At times it’s obvious, other times it’s more subtle. But we encounter people all the time who aren’t acting in ways …

CRISPR

This is absolutely world-changing, and I don’t feel that enough people are talking about it. tl/dr: Some Black Mirror-level shit just saved a baby’s life and we’re about …

Empty

I’ve written previously about my dislike of small talk. I can’t stand its waste of time, its squander of opportunity for real conversation. In a world where we’re …

Not Talking About

Fight Club. I recently re-watched this movie after taking a couple of years off. This might sound a bit strange but, for most of my adult life, I …

Distance

I did a thing. Some of it was ego, peer pressure certainly drove me. But some friends and I set a goal last year and yesterday morning we …

Jekyll and Hyde

I went out this morning before sunrise. I spent an hour on the sidewalks and trails. The sky was a deep faded blue, its only colour revealed by …

Peculiar

I was weird the other day. I mean, more than usual. My behaviour was off, it wasn’t normal. And I watched myself in this state, almost as if …

Tiny Significance

I cut myself last night. The cover of my razor slipped off as I reached into the drawer, and I lost a small piece from the end of …

Refinement

Last week, while in Austin, I rode in a Waymo — a self-driving taxi. I’ve taken them several times before in San Francisco. The experience is hard to …