Makoism
Acquiescence
Most old ways survive not because they’re right, but because questioning them takes effort, so the default quietly wins.
Latest dispatch
Espresso Shots 10-11-26
From Claude writing code and authoring apps to pirating the pirates, retro gaming, beauty in DVD menus, and the Tildeverse.
Espresso Shots 10-4-26
From the geology of sticking with it to Game Theory secrets, mathematicians, David Bowie's Proust Questionnaire, and an analemma over the Callanish Stones.
Espresso Shots 9-27-26
From needles in haystacks to a six-dollar chicken, a rainy arcade, a perfect circle, and the invisible force with a mysterious effect on aging.
Espresso Shots 9-20-26
From having ideas to running a marathon: Seneca on friendship, the aesthetic-usability effect, abstractions, magazines, and how the Oregon Trail became a generational icon.
Espresso Shots 9-13-26
From inverted asteroids and revived BBSs to MouthPad independence, archaic intelligence, exiting the cave, Steve Jobs's lost decade, and one true purpose.
Espresso Shots 9-6-26
From optimizing the whole flow to rest versus idleness, high achievers chasing success, mindfulness's hidden risks, pinball, and an island that appeared then vanished.
Espresso Shots 8-30-26
From adaptation and charisma to mini-personalities, living forever, ancient wheat for modern cooking, blogging history and cognitive load along the way.
Espresso Shots 8-23-26
From a 1971 social network that never died, a watch-caught heart problem, building without predicting, exams in the age of chatbots, chasing what excites you, and writing snail mail.