Maslow’s Moment
Miles steps off the bus into a tight morning, thinking about bills, a late tax refund, and a lecture on Maslow that suddenly makes more sense than it did last fall.
Wondering About Wallpaper
A quiet reflection on how direct spiritual experience slipped to the edges of history, using a simple wallpaper metaphor to explore what people once hoped to meet.
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Your First Subscription Is You
A moment of spending that barely feels like spending at all.
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When Parents Can’t Pass the World Down
A brief look at the moments when guidance slips, and children step into a world their parents can no longer fully explain.
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A Goth, A River, A Message for You
A young Goth crossing the Danube meets a modern worker facing AI and shifting demands. A brief reflection on free will, effort, and the timeless choice to step forward when nothing is guaranteed.
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What Surprised Me About How AI Really Works
A reflective look at how modern AI systems rely on orchestration layers and why accountability becomes harder to trace.
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The Dog Lead Has Slipped: Reflections on Machine Learning, Human Comprehension, and the Black Box Frontier
Algorithms and Models: Processes in Motion In trying to understand machine learning, I’ve come to see both algorithms and models as processes—qualitatively different, but both dynamic. Algorithms are the learning strategies, the sculptors. Models are the sculptures, shaped by data and experience. But in modern systems, the sculptor doesn’t just carve—it learns to carve better,