24 Birthday Thoughts

This world is far more beautiful and interconnected than my 16 or 20 year old self could have ever imagined. Here are a few things I’ve noticed over the years. I trust they will hold through the decades. Love 1. It all begins with and depends on and ends with love. 2. Self-love makes it possible to love others. It should always take priority. 3. Safety and acceptance are the most beautiful things one can give and be lucky enough to experience.
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Sunsets, writing, and noise

These are my semi-regular Patch Notes – a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe here. In this release: We’re settled into San Diego and are loving it How can we get this for 10x cheaper? On planes and noise pollution Patch Notes: six months in Other miscellaneous updates Sunset Cliffs, Point Loma, CA We’re settled into San Diego and are loving it The past four weeks have been nothing short of bliss.
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Spreadsheets, smoke, and leases

This is an installment of my semi-regular Patch Notes – a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe here. In this release: I’m moving to San Diego! housing & lease agreements spreadsheets are hard and software is trash I re-installed MacOS and it was an ordeal Various other updates: cozyroom, this site, twitter Steps on a path ‎⁨Tahoe National Forest⁩, ⁨Truckee⁩, ⁨CA. Smoke's not been good. I’m moving to San Diego!
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I need to watch more sunsets

These are my weekly Patch Notes – a log of the mental model updates I’m making and a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe on Substack here. In this release: Patch notes, blog posts, digital gardens, and life Commuting, travel, and carbon costs Hammocks, hikes, and sunsets I want to live in nature… Mount Judah Loop Trail near Truckee, CA Patch notes, blog posts, digital gardens, and life I was hoping to have this post published… checks calendar … three weeks ago.
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I miss coffeeshops

These are my weekly Patch Notes – a log of the mental model updates I’m making and a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe on Substack here. In this release: Cozyroom launched! I really don’t like this social isolation An update on [[post:friends-in-nature]] The relationship between weekends and side projects I’ve been writing and reading more outside Cozyroom launched! As a reminder, Cozyroom is one of the projects I’ve been helping with: it’s an experimental p2p spatial audio interface for making group interactions more friendly and comfortable on the internet.
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The important stuff gets written down eventually

These are my weekly Patch Notes – a log of the mental model updates I’m making and a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe on Substack here. In this release: The important stuff gets written down eventually The friends in nature thing is becoming a reality… maybe? I got an iPad Pro and it is magical Why is programming so frustrating? Other Updates Watchmen & Chernobyl
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I want to live in nature with friends

I am looking to co-live with a small (4-6) group of people outside of busy city life. These people should be intellectually curious, learning or building something that excites them, and generally leading their lives in a manner congruent with a more equitable, empathetic, and inclusive future. I see this as the first step in a longer-term plan described further below. If you are in any way interested in joining me – do reach out!
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This newsletter lives in Roam

These are my weekly Patch Notes – a log of the mental model updates I’m making and a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe on Substack here. In this release: This update lives in Roam Research Cozyroom is moving forward I want you to join Twitter I’ve been watching live DJ sets and they are wonderful A great remote coding pair is a super-IDE Personal email threads are kinda magical
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Musings on open-source notes and digital gardens

These are my weekly Patch Notes – a log of the mental model updates I’m making and a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe on Substack here. In this release: Fascinating work in the knowledge sharing space I mocked up what the browser might look like in the spirit of Xanadu Reading: How to Take Smart Notes Why is everything so broken? I’m running blog club this month
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Have I become dumber since moving away from my roommates?

These are my weekly Patch Notes – a log of the mental model updates I’m making and a braindump of things I’m leaning, building, or thinking about. Subscribe on Substack here. In this release: Shared social cognition and the effect of distance on it Importing my goals and values into Readwise Something magical happened on Twitter this week Blog Club: The Curse of Xanadu I finally understand what ’the world is changing faster’ refers to
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