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What we want

When it isn't possible to both make money and do something meaningful, I've always opted for the latter. This is my attempt to understand why. In 2021, I went through several periods of self-questioning, not feeling positive or certain about the path I had chosen. Although

#026: secular churches • 2021 recap • miraculous cake

Welcome to the twenty-sixth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Boris Mann for becoming a backer this week

2021

After mentioning in my last birthday reflection how I wanted to avoid doing an end-of-year recap, I've decided to do an end-of-year recap… Ever since reading the Pinboard anniversary posts, I felt the urge to make one—the charts and odd commentary, uh, inspire me. So this will

Secular churches for continuity

I tend to describe modern life as 'fragmented'. Lacking a 'canonical place' to create continuity from shared experiences, people rarely collide on a regular basis and end up separated from one another, despite wishing otherwise. Although there is an abundance of spaces, events, and communities, they

#025: icons with words • disaster relief • Alvin Lucier

Welcome to the twenty-fifth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. CONTENTS 1. Icons with words 2. Capoeira 3. Asides 4.

Why I added text to my 'pure icon' site after eight years

Since 2013, I was using a website design with no visible words—icons only; it was an obsession with The icon is a promise and the perspective of words being 'limited' in expressing things. Eventually I added text available only to screenreaders, and thought it was interesting to

#024: platform puzzle pieces • automatic associations interface • Tendril

Welcome to the twenty-fourth ceremony of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I’m doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Sasquatch in Orange Shoes for becoming a backer

Platform puzzle pieces for sustainable community

Thinking about how to integrate multiple systems while building community and sustainable income. This year, I started to prioritize community building, which led to the creation of the Ephemerata newsletter and The Café forum (see My mother's gift for some origins). Seeking a hub to house everything and

#023: evolution one • Fleeting Arrivals • Gimme Gimme

Welcome to the twenty-third edition of Ephemerata: reflections, observations, and life at the edge. I'm doing this to stimulate discussion around what I find interesting, and also to share things before they disappear into the void of my journal. Thanks to Charles E. Lerner and Deta for becoming

Evolution one

Since the first edition of Ephemerata, my intention was to share things that give a sense of my world and spur discussion, grouping them in a single digest to avoid overloading people with real-time messages. I still think there's value in sharing them (especially the music I find,