you know in an RPG, how you select the silliest option in the dialogue menu first- does that explain why this timeline is the way it is? is this the cycle where the universe selects for amusement

Made an interactive exhibit with multiple Robot Butterflies. Plus a projector and Kinect! Linked robots up to a MQTT server running on a Pi with a lil router. Bowie's power pack was recycled into that project. Here's a walkthrough to prove it happened in real reality! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7lI...

the hungry flower is doing! As of the beginning of this week I successfully got her flapping, spinning, and glowing without any added slop or grind! The whole process felt good and right again. I'm beyond grateful for that🌱 I edited a short update with the details: #robotics

I have written a quick update on Patreon about the growth of the flower robot. The child can now flap insistently and SPIN in place to express increased urgency. My posts are open to everyone! I hope you enjoy your smokey Tuesday! #robotics

Flower continues to grow! I decided to try using a rack and pinion + baby servo to drive the petal motion and it works pretty well for a first go 🌻 #robotics

I made another quick update post on Patreon regarding the development of my latest robot flower. I've changed everything since the previous weekend. That's how design iteration goes sometimes. As always, my posts are open for everyone to view if you wanna see how the little one has grown #robotics

Midsummer is upon us. May we all find something sticky and delicious to adorn our skin with this week🍉 #summer

The way to win at hide and seek with grubby is to become very still. Then you'll notice the leafs that are wiggling and twitching. The twitchy leafs almost always have grubby underneath them. They stir in a way that couldn't be the wind

I knew they were there. I saw them last night. They were clinging to a bare branch of the pumpkin tree. just an inconspicuous pickle amongst bright orange fruit. I told them I'd come back for them in the morning, hoping they wouldn't eat the remaining leaves of the tree over night. It was a gamble.

I drew some doodles and offer them here for you. My intention is to brighten the morning with amusement or thought. a story continues: 🍃 🍵 🐛

Back in 2022 we played a lot of Elden Ring. That was also the year Mark and I undertook constructing a large greenhouse to sustain a hundred tomato saplings and other flora. These two experiences took on a shared meaning. I became a gardener and a tomato plant helped me grow🍅 #gardening

If you need to cleanse the morning, I offer this mellow slice of garden life as company. This is some video of Mark and I undergoing the tenuous process of transplanting a lengthy teenaged tomato plant out of a heavy pot and into a planter box (spoiler: everything worked out alright) 🌱 #gardening

I offer you this low impact, extra chill video of Mark and I doing maintenance in the greenhouse. Just us doing tomato stuff with the cat, if you need something to reset your nervous system💚 #gardening #tomatoes www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZ5...

I offer these drawings to you on your Friday morning. I hope they bring you peace and a smile🌱 onthedune.zoness.com/comic/surren...

Behold Mark's pickle plant🌱

it's awesome that we live on a planet that provides everything we need freely

healthy distraction: tomatoes birthing tomatoes

BEHOLD

I offer these drawings to you on this Tuesday afternoon! I hope they bring you joy, or peace, or amusement 🌱 #growth

shapes shapes shapes shapes my latest comic segment and thoughts to consider:

We had a few stormy days here in the desert and the plants loved it. They decided to grow lots of new leafs and blossoms to celebrate being here :)

To spite it all, the tree still blossoms

an offering of greenhouse moments to help ease into the week 🌱

Great conversation between Simon Mundie, author, speaker, BBC presenter and interviewer, and @bernardokastrup.bsky.social whose body of work does not require an introduction anymore, and speaks for itself: youtu.be/o8yTY3Fw1Ns?...

noodle is trying to achieve sauce realization

please come home kitty

please help my kitty find her way home =/

Algorithms teach us that whatever we give our attention to will grow

The tomato wall wishes you well🌱

Happy New Year!! Happy Nowruz!! The season of rebirth and renewal🌱 Today I will spend as much time outside as possible to notice and appreciate what nature is doing all around us while humans do what we do. Whatever you do today, enjoy it!

Important things I've learned in life: on rainy days you have curry. on days when you're feeling low, you have chai. 🫖

Happy Sunday! I invite you to come stay a while on my little dune this afternoon💚 onthedune.zoness.com/comic/ego/

Could delighting in absurdity help us save ourselves in this moment

Yesterday evening I made myself tabouleh from garden stuff. Sophie helped 💚 #gardening #now

Slow growing, but still going🌱 this is two months of being here💚 this is the pumpkin tree sapling's second week in the greenhouse with Sprinkles.

I had the desire to draw this segment right now. So I did. Here it is😛 (link for full comic)

We live in a world where our attention is constantly being pulled this way and that. | https://buff.ly/403wXzt Here @doctorcochrane.bsky.social argues that we should seek to reclaim rich, immersive experiences through pursuing the state of flow. #sociology

In his latest book, neuroscientist Dr. Christof Koch describes how he, during a psychedelic experience, felt that he was one with the universe. Hans Busstra interviews Koch on his new book and Integrated Information Theory (IIT). Can IIT account for what Koch experienced? youtu.be/1V-5t0ZPY7E

The subject of *Truth* feels important right now. I've been reading world philosophy of consciousness, self, and truth over the past couple years and have added this new insight to an updated version of this segment. May it spark inquiry! #philosophy #consciousness #growth

Spent a couple days modeling Atari 2600 cartridges yet only to have them be barely noticeable in the final game ( the wider shot). But there's love in those details. Next is five other old-school game console carts on shelves. I think it will help the scene feel "rich". #gamedev #daz3d #atari2600

What makes reality what it is? Is awareness passive or is it actively influencing the physical world around us? #consciousness #philosophy #cool

What are your thoughts on the relationship between consciousness and your sense of self? These are some of my favorite thought experiments: inspired by fiction and pondered from the perspective of materialism (for now!) #consciousness #philosophy #materialism

chai is amazing. dipping dates in your chai and eating them between sips is superb

I begin in camp *materialism*! This is where many of us find ourselves, knowingly or unknowingly. It can often feel like the default worldview. What does materialism mean, and are you on board this ship? #materialism #matter #philosophy #consciousness

the qualia of a likely broken toe 🙃

I utterly forgot how hard it is to take a selfie

I'm excited to post this first video in a new series I'm creating about the subject of consciousness! If you've ever pondered perceived reality or your sense of self, I personally invite you to come along for this adventure! 🦋 #consciousness #self #philosophy

Presenting Sophie with my first read of 2025, Digital Dharma by Deepak Chopra #ai #spirituality #digitaldharma

Wishing you happiness and grace in the coming year no matter what awaits us ❤️ 🦋 🍵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6fN...