Can we survive the rise of new AI Golems? I'm joined by Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life, who proposes an alternative path forward for AI. One free of tech bro values. Stream now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_bF...

Excellent essay by Allan Johnson exploring mail-order occultism in the early 20th century. publicdomainreview.org/essay/magic-...

But no one saw this coming, right? 🙄 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/w...

Is it too late to do a career pivot?

'Mycellium Parish News 2025' is an inspiring catalog of creativity www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/myce...

Another load of organic compost/soil today at the farm.

I bought a physical copy of this (and passed it onwards after reading), because @sequoyah.bsky.social and @josephmatheny.bsky.social did something amazing here - the audio companion was such a great listen. @rodneyorpheus.bsky.social and @petterm.bsky.social - I warmly recommend.

A new paper, inspired by Leary and RAW www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/a-ne...

This is a fun listen #🥚

Joseph Matheny releases podcast series of 'Ong's Hat Compleat' @ongs-hat.com - www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/jose...

The plan. Remember, you heard it here first.

😄 DG will always be one of my favorite interviews.

Well, "Why Files: Basement" got back to me and offered to accommodate my schedule, so how could I say no? Flying out at the end of the month to record an episode. I'll post the air date when I have it. This will be the last interview I will do for at least a few years. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Cleo is the name. Cuteness is the game..

WTF was Vance (our VP, unfortunately) in Hungary backing Orbon, a dictator? The U.S. media didn't yell about this loud enough. The zone is flooded with too much #$HIT.

Nice article about epistolary fiction with a nod to Ong's hat. banksiajournal.com/fwd-re-epist...

"All you had to do was pay us enough to live." Praxis. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

It's a mood.

Oh I literally missed that’s this is called Year Zero. As in the Khmer Rouge’s declaration of Year Zero in the 1970s, which preceded the genocide of a quarter of the Cambodian population.

Welcome to Eugene. 😉

This book pisses off certain kinds of people. If you have a weird sense of humor like mine, you may find it as funny as I did.