I'm no expert but...
Seriously, I'm no expert, but I do have an opinion. And if I don't know what I'm talking about then I make it up. We all have a perspective to share and this little piece of the internet is mine.
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Matrix Meditation
Spoiler Alert: If you have never seen the matrix, be warned the following piece describes pivotal scenes. There is a moment towards the end of the Matrix that I find compelling to contemplate. Inside the Matrix, Neo collapses after being showered in bullets. His body in the real world flatlines and it appears that he read more…
Unexpected whale of a time
I like a morning walk. Most days I get up with the sunrise or just before and start the day with a brisk walk. My regular walking track is along parts of the Cooks River. It’s not the cleanest of systems but there’s something to be gained from walking along its paths, listening to the read more…
Is there anybody out there?
I’m a regular listener to podcast ‘This American Life’. This week featured three acts about loneliness and while all three have great merit for very different reasons, I want to tell you about the first one by producer David Kestenbaum. You see Kestenbaum was feeling sad, I mean really sad, because of Fermi’s Paradox. The read more…
Rational thought and a warm bath
One of my earliest memories is of the thought of my own mortality. The pink tiles in the upstairs bathroom, glistening from the steam of the bath, breathing in the hot air, feeling the warm water on my skin. Then goosebumps rising quickly as I’m lifted from the water and covered in a towel. Patted read more…
The mysterious art of Artemis
I woke to find the shimmering light of Artemis dancing into my room. My brain constructing complicated scenarios in a wistfully precise language I know I’ll never capture, the only audience will be my half-conscious mind. I realise the foundation of this dream was a game. Fearing my son’s addiction to a new first-person shooter I read more…