la liberté avant tout
I noticed this today. I have one separate RSS feed and website for my official blog posts that are on blog.yael.at. Then, only for those who specifically seek out my Micro.blog site, there is a separate feed (a JSON feed). Not only do my quick replies on Micro.blog’s site go to this feed, but also…
She’s a refreshing political personality with her own ideas, a strong philosophical background, and the chops to back it up. I’m not one to vote in Democratic presidential primaries, indeed I rarely vote for any major party, but Tulsi Gabbard is among a few interesting candidates who’ve made an entance on the national stage in…
I began writing online as a hobby about 15 years ago. Throughout high school, I was a proud Xanga-addict. We had a great blog ring set up with friends and colleagues from our theatre troupe and beyond. I’ve since backed up that archive once the site shut down, but there’s no way I’ll link it…
I was invited on Joe Catenacci’s radio show to discuss the plans for national rent control to cap the prices of rents across the country. What would this mean for ordinary renters? Why has rent control failed so spectacularly in places like California and New York? Here’s why I believe national rent control would harm…
It is insane how active state attorneys general are today on trying to launch lawsuit against tech companies.
I’m doing some research on Transhumanism. It seems to be a vastly rich subject field, but considering I’ve grown more “tech-pessimist” in the last few years, I’m interested in seeing how my mind could change. So far, I’ve been recommended to read more Ray Kurzweil. I read his 2012 book How to Create a Mind…
I have seen the future, and it’s a meatless Whopper. I’m a big fan of the trend of meat alternatives. I first had an Impossible Burger in Charlotte sometime last year, and have since tried the Beyond Meat burgers and sausages you can buy at Whole Foods. Each one tastes like meat, bleeds like meat…
Podcasts are short lived. That’s mostly a fact. I’ve read that the average life span of a podcast is six episodes. Likely, it’s shorter. But there are many that have a longer run, and then suddenly stop posting altogether. A good example is Matt Taibbi’s “Tarfu Report,” which was a perfect extension of his iconoclast,…
I’m a big fan of e-scooters. I use them where I live (Vienna, Austria), and I try to use them wherever I travel for work. I’ve probably ridden every company available in at least 5 U.S. states and 5 countries. And I’ve written about what the best regulations should be. I prefer using a scooter…
I wrote this speech and delivered it at the 2006 Veteran’s Day event at the Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus County as the then-president of the Tarheel Keystone Club. The words remain true, but today I would extend them to all veterans and activists for peace worldwide. Happy Armistice Day to all. May peace…