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  • An Academic Interaction

    I was just starting to read Logicomix again tonight when I started reflecting back on interactions I’d had with other academics. One that really sticks out in my mind occurred in one of my favorite lectures this semester, when me,… Continue reading

  • The Unconference

    I was just browsing through the program for the Innovate/Activate Free Culture conference going on in Berkeley this upcoming weekend and I saw a word in a timeblock that I hadn’t seen in a while: “Unconference” I’ve come across this… Continue reading

  • Art by Majority, II

    Hey world, I wanted to follow-up on the last Art by Majority post and expand on the high oratory that’s been surrounding the nexus between introspection and action. In the last two council, art has come up in three issues.… Continue reading

  • Art by Majority

    After two and half years and four co-ops, I’ve noticed something interesting about co-op councils (“council” is the common term for the weekly or bi-monthly housewide meetings where the house conducts its business). There are certain kinds of topics that… Continue reading

  • Selections from “The Prophet”

    As a sort of addendum to my previous post, I thought it would be valuable to share two chapters from Khalil Gibran‘s “The Prophet.” To contextualize, the book is a collection of poems covering various facets of the human condition,… Continue reading

  • Sparring with the Zeitgeist

    I realized tonight that I have arrived at a very different place than many of my colleagues who work to gird our organization against the tempests of the future. My understanding of our circumstances is too far removed. The very… Continue reading

  • F1rst p0st

    For the longest time, I would scoff at people with blogs. “What a desperate way to try to keep pace with the waves of change, and to appear abreast of the 21st century.” I saw myself as someone fairly tech-minded… Continue reading