An audiojournal documenting my journey to become a TechnoWizard (or perhaps a TechnoAnarchoShaman). I want to help bring forth better futures for all. That means creating a world of worlds that is more sustainable, ecologically stable, spiritual, ancestral, accessible, communal, ambitious, magical, and anarchistic. This is a world where we are all richer than rich; where all needs are met, and we instead solve better problems on a grander scale.
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A personal podcast about technology, programming and a bit of anime. Reviews, analysis, opinions of smartphones, pc's, consoles, games, etc.
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We're a tech company working to bring the benefits of scale-up architecture – flexibility, agility, efficiency – to the cost effective scale-out computer platform, making scale-out vastly easier to use, manage and optimize. Our team has founded, secured funding for, and created technologies for a dozen startups. We developed the architecture for Sun Microsystems’ desktop and workgroup servers; the architecture for Cisco’s UCS product line; and also invented IP-switching, the world’s first tr ...
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In this episode, I give some updates on what I've been doing and struggling this month and share my thoughts on hip-hop and the place competition plays in the art... all while walking my cat (well for some of it).
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Today I share more ideas on how I can combine a research center, a community center, an innovationab, and ab educational center all into a communal living system. This is the type of co-operative organization that I want to help create to solve some of the most important problems in the world...
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Moving in, Furniture, and Solarpunk Ideas
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We finally moved into our own place!! I recount the process, troubles, and highlights of the move as well as what I'm looking forward to. I then share some insights I'm learning about getting furniture and such. Finally, I end with some ideas I've had around tools that would help build communities, craft stuff, and a Solarpunk trucking game!…
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Pets, books, games, and more
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I share more updates on my housing journey, talk about a new web fiction I've been reading called Shades of Perception, and talk about games I've been playing/watching like Talented and Deadlock. Plus some other stuff...
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Housing Updates and Pets
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Creepy houses, horny pets,.. oh my! Heres a continuation of my (mis)adventures with finding a house and new pets.
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Today I ramble a bit before I stumble into the topic of how playing challenging games can be really helpful. I talk about two games I started playing this weekend: Talented and Emberward.
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I continue sharing my experiencing trying to rent my own place for the first time...
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I share my experience trying to rent my own place for the first time...
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Today I talk through my fears and insecurities around sharing and embracing my ideas and idea-centric skillset...
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Arkansas, Capitalism, and Afropressimism
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Today I share my experiences in Arkansas, my thoughts on capitalism and some realizations I had while visiting these large corporations. I also share some initial thoughts about Afropressimism.
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Just giving an update on what's been going on in my life the last few weeks! It's been a bit of a rollercoaster lately... Literally!
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My grandfather passed away. I reflect on that moment.The Body:https://youtu.be/EtVca4XV4_U?si=LTpZo97XSh5fD6q1
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What kind of music do you listen to? What art do you consume? How does it align with the type of world you want to live in? I share my own frustrations and ideas on how people can/should seek out art (and other things) more consciously. I argue that it is actually important whether you listen to someone like Drake or Kendrick if you give a shit abo…
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For all the Haters
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Kendrick gives us a great example of the type of energy we need to utilize to take down corrupt systems. In this episode I discuss how we can use his crusade against Drake as a playbook for how we can tackle capitalism, patriarchy, hierarchy, and all these other terrible systems too. #notlikeus
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Today I share some frustrations, ideas, and inspirations regarding the need for an overarching process for creating better futures...
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The problems of hip-hop and how we can fix them
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Today I delve back into hip-hop to talk about the various problems plaguing the culture and where they came from. I then share some ideas on how we can fix them.
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Risk of Rain 2 - My current fixation
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I'm just needing out about a game I finally started playing. I share some lore and lessons about the game.
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I end up going on a long rant about the history and evolution of hip-hop and why diss tracks are a part of the culture, but also why/how the glorification of violence and misogyny became baked into the 'culture' even when it shouldn't be. I go on to dissect my distaste for Drake, my dislike for J Cole, and why I feel like Kendrick is indeed a GOAT!…
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I go on a long diatribe/exposition about the start of civilization and the research I've been talking about in my Afrofuturism 101 course.
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Today, I share some updates on what I've been up to this month; from traveling in the mountains, to doing errands, to teaching my first class, to gaming and more.
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I share some lessons I've learned from playing Mind Over Magic, and share other reflections and life updates.
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Today I reflect on the past couple of years of podcasting/audio journaling. I also end up talking about the importance of ideas and the ideation process.
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Today I have to give a heartfelt apology to all the folks I may have unravelled or otherwise had way too intense discussions with. After/during a recent discussion that did not go super well, I realized, or rather crystalized, something about myself: I like to pull at threads! And I will often do so relentlessly until something comes apart.. or pro…
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It's been two months!! Sure I've been sick, and had some family events, and it's been the holidays, and I've been working, and it's been cold... But honestly a Huge amount of my time has been spent reading The Wandering Inn... One of the best stories I've read in my entire life. Today I share just a bit about why this story has captured my attentio…
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Today I just vent and grouse for a while about all the frustrations I've been having, big and small... Then I get into a bit of some ideas on what we can be doing instead.
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I'm back! And today I share thoughts about recent current events that you probably know about but I won't say here so as not to get immediately censored. Maybe it doesn't matter since this is a small lil podcast, but whatever helps.
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My 1st Trip to Vegas
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I went to Vegas! In the first 30min, I share some thoughts while walking the strip. Then I recount my experience with a guest star while back in Atlanta! I share my thoughts about everything from the hotels I visited, the Sphere, and the conference.
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Apologies, Clarifications, Identity, and Structure
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I start this episode with some apologies and critiques for some comments I made previously. I try to show the difference between venting and constructive criticism and so on. I then share some ideas I had from listening to a podcast about Self and Identity, which you can find here https://player.fm/1BZaBKZ then I stumble through some ideas I had ar…
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Today I just walk and talk, sharing my week, my experience playing with (off brand) lego bricks, and what I've been watching. I then share an idea for a solarpunk story that I had and more!!
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Exploring my Foundations of Technowizardry
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Today I delve deeper into the various magic systems that were foundational to my idea of magic, and especially my unquenchable thirst to create a more magical world. I talk about how magical religion is, contrast between monotheistic and polytheistic ones, compare with various fantasy tropes found in books like Harry Potter and various urban fantas…
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Today I share the story of how dissecting my beliefs around religion at an early age taught me a lot about magic and belief; seeing why it's important to believe in something bigger, but also to have a systematic approach to life.
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I wanted to walk today, and ended up talking about what I like about magic systems and stuff, especially in communion with technology and science.
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I share some of my frustrations and stresses, go on a tangent about magic/shamanism and fantasy vs sci-fi stories, and talk about my ideal job. I also talk a bit about the problem with longevity technologies.
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Imagining Better Futures
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Today I explore some ideas on how to build a better future and what that can look like. I talk about turning suburban waste lands into micro eco villages, as well as anarchistic businesses with egalitarian, cooperative business practices.
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Today I talk through my anhedonia and share a bit about why and how I've been feeling especially constrained of late. I hope I can express more of myself going forward, and create a world where everyone can do the same...
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I recap my week thus far, talk about my restless desire to create with my hands, and talk about the Death of Death... Different perspectives on immortality.
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Today, I reflect on my self. My difficulties with self expression, self esteem, self confidence, and other aspects of my self. I also share and work through some ideas I learned about the inner Self... The core... The Omniscient, the Spirit, the Ancestors, the Source of all wisdom and consciousness or whatever we want to call it that is always (or …
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Working through my feelings of restlessness and fatigue. This is why I get so frustrated with the way things are and get so passionate about living in a better world.
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I recount my trip to NYC
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Walking the Beltline
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I finally walked the west side of the Atlanta Beltline while I had some spare time. I shared what I saw along the trail, some history, and some of the struggles going on in the area. I also share a bunch of ideas and such on how we could turn this hope and frustrations the area invokes to do better for the community. To build real community!!…
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I went camping for Juneteenth! A friend of mine organized a beautiful campout at a black owned farm in Villa Rica, Georgia called Kayaneh's Sunset Ranch https://www.sunsetranch.farm And it was a really fulfilling and inspiring experience! We slept in tents through a thunderstorm, ate some good locally sourced vegan foods, had some rejuvenating heal…
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I do a deeper dive into the pros and cons with the newly announced Apple VisionPro
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Business, AI, and Apple VisionPro
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Today, I have a long conversation about layoffs and the dream of how businesses could be in a post-capitalist world. I also get into the problems of AI today and how it is very much like porn. Then close out with how AI can be better, along with XR and spatial computing. I talk about the good and bad of the Apple VisionPro as well.…
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Today I recount my experience buying a new car!! Got a candy red 2022 Honda Civic and it has been phenomenal!
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Today I finally get back to talking about spirituality. Today we delve more into my personal flavor of spiritualism in relation to my desire for technowizardry and other metaphysical magics.
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I'm just complaining bout stuff. May want to skip if you don't wanna hear me be a grouch. I complain about car issues, car financing, credit, car insurance, work, my lack of skills, wanting to create, feeling inadequate, being unable to move, and how stupid AI devs can be (excuse my language.. or not, whatever).…
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Today I ramble a bit about some of my thoughts and activities over the past week or so. I talk mostly about economics and how it's all a bunch of hot air.
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Today I share some thoughts about fermis Paradox, Aliens, the consequences of our current technological development coming due, and the potential existential upside of developing more sustainable technologies (like better AI) that can help us live lives unfathomably more epic.
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Today I vent a bit about my car troubles, then share some metaphors about capitalism, and finally end up talking about AI again
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The case for open sourcing A(G)I development - Why AI development won't stop and shouldn't be closed
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Yet another dive into AI! This time I delve into the idea that we may be in the Singularity, more about the biases of AI developers, and the case for open sourcing AI development. Check out the AI Explained video (and channel) about GPT4 learning how to self correct here: https://youtu.be/5SgJKZLBrmg…
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