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Common Tech Jobs Described as Cabals of Mesoamerican Wizards
AWM #91: I wanted to clarify the tech work landscape for myself and instead I wrote this (??) 🪞
Aug 11, 2022 • 
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Common Tech Jobs Described as Cabals of Mesoamerican Wizards
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The IQ Bell Curve Meme
Lessons from an imperfect but revealing meme about opinions and wisdom 🔔
Mar 18, 2021 • 
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The IQ Bell Curve Meme
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Remaining Ambitious
AWM #82: On dealing with rejection, both as an applicant and as a gatekeeper 🏔
Jun 9, 2022 • 
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The Figurative-to-Abstract Art Pipeline
Pioneers of abstract art all have a background painting representational pictures 🐄
Nov 10, 2023 • 
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There Is No Planet B (For Worldbuilding)
On the complexity limits of fictional worlds 🌍
Jan 18, 2024 • 
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We Rarely Lose Technology
There are few forgotten inventions, and none that we might truly care about 🍈
Jun 23, 2023 • 
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Introducing the Historical Tech Tree
An attempt at reducing the burden of tech complexity ⚙️
May 27 • 
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Reinvent the Wheel
AWM #97: There's really no other option 🛞
Sep 22, 2022 • 
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Nothing Is Inherently Obvious
Err on the side of thinking your stuff is interesting 🐋
Feb 15, 2023 • 
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I Prefer When Life Is Excruciatingly Meaningful
Between Charybdis and Scylla, the choice is clear 🌀
May 23, 2024 • 
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Make America a Continent Again
A modest proposal 🌎
Jan 26 • 
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Never Index Your Own Blog
A 200th post checkpoint 🗂️
Sep 11, 2024 • 
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